8.3K views · 157 reactions | Space week kicks off tonight at 9 with Apollo: Missions to the Moon, an archival footage-based documentary following NASA's Apollo missions and their journey to land an American on the moon. | National Geographic TV | Facebook

#OTD 51 years ago, Apollo 11 launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center with NASA Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins aboard. Four days later, Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the Moon's surface, while Collins orbited overhead in the Command Module: https://go.nasa.gov/3j7tRV0 | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

11K views · 287 reactions | On January 27, 1967, three Apollo astronauts were killed during a routine preflight rehearsal at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Space History Archives👉 https://space-com.visitlink.me/ez1ouH The Apollo 1 fire was the first major deadly disaster in the history of the U.S. space program. Apollo 1 was supposed to be the first flight that NASA would conduct to prepare for a crewed landing on the moon. Less than a month before their planned launch date, a fire erupted inside

Get a detailed look at an Apollo-era fuel cell in this week's History Up Close video! Electricity for the Apollo Command Module was generated by fuel cells, like this one. Learn more: https://spacecenter.org/video-history-up-close-apollo-fuel-cell/ | Space Center Houston