WINGMAN FOR HIRE
NASA
SPACE FRIGHT
An official livestream sparked fears that an astronaut had a serious problem.
R.I.P.
William Anders took the famous “Earthrise” photo.
WE HAVE A PROBLEM
A “buzzing” valve was to blame for the postponement.
‘A GIANT’
Tom Stafford made four trips to space, including a historic rendezvous with Soviet cosmonauts during the heart of the Cold War.
ONE GIANT LEAP
The lander, named Odysseus, is the first American spacecraft to touch down on the moon since 1972.
FAILURE TO LAUNCH
NatGeo’s new documentary “The Space Race,” about the U.S.’s first Black astronauts, is an interesting but unfocused primer.
TO INFINITY AND BEYOND
Targets include the moon’s south pole and an ice-covered ocean world.