Apollo at 50: People | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/apollo-50-people/RSS feed for Apollo at 50: PeopleenMon, 10 Feb 2020 21:04:34 +0000Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins on the Past and Future of Space Explorationhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/michael-collins-past-and-future-space-exploration-180972699/On the occasion of the lunar landing's 50th anniversary, we spoke to the former director of the National Air and Space MuseumSat, 20 Jul 2019 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/michael-collins-past-and-future-space-exploration-180972699/I Was Among the Lucky Few to Walk in Spacehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/i-was-among-lucky-few-walk-space-180953827/On July 31, 1971, Al Worden performed the first deep-space extra-vehicular activity. "No one in all of history" saw what he saw that dayThu, 08 Jan 2015 20:35:57 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/i-was-among-lucky-few-walk-space-180953827/In a Single Grain of Moon Dust, 'Millions of Years' of Lunar Historyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/single-grain-moon-dust-millions-years-lunar-history-180974168/Researchers can now analyze precious samples of lunar rock atom by atomMon, 10 Feb 2020 21:04:34 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/single-grain-moon-dust-millions-years-lunar-history-180974168/Apollo 11 Mission Memorialized With 2,200 Pounds of Butterhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/2200-pounds-butter-memorializes-apollo-11-mission-180972750/A buttery Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, along with a couple cows, are on display at the Ohio State FairMon, 29 Jul 2019 16:46:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/2200-pounds-butter-memorializes-apollo-11-mission-180972750/Watch the Apollo 11 Anniversary Show That Was Projected Onto the Washington Monumenthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/life-sized-apollo-11-rocket-will-be-projected-washington-monument-commemorate-50th-anniversary-moon-landing-180972590/The immersive experience combined full-motion projection-mapping artwork and archival footageWed, 10 Jul 2019 15:51:49 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/life-sized-apollo-11-rocket-will-be-projected-washington-monument-commemorate-50th-anniversary-moon-landing-180972590/Imagining a World Where Soviets and Americans Joined Hands on the Moonhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/imagining-world-where-soviets-and-americans-joined-hands-moon-180972692/Before he was assassinated, JFK spoke of a cooperative effort in spaceFri, 19 Jul 2019 15:09:03 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/imagining-world-where-soviets-and-americans-joined-hands-moon-180972692/From the Family Station Wagon to the Apollo Lunar Rover, My Dad's Engineering Talent Had No Limitshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/from-family-station-wagon-apollo-lunar-rover-dads-engineering-talent-had-no-limits-180972574/Stricken with polio as an adult, he retired from the military and joined NASA's ingenious design teamTue, 09 Jul 2019 16:33:58 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/from-family-station-wagon-apollo-lunar-rover-dads-engineering-talent-had-no-limits-180972574/At 21, Ann Montgomery Became a Lead Engineer at NASA, Managing the Cameras and Other Crucial Gear Used on the Moonhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ann-montgomery-became-lead-engineer-nasa-during-apollo-managing-lunar-cameras-180972535/Montgomery worked closely with the Apollo astronauts to train them to use handheld tools and equipment on the moonTue, 02 Jul 2019 18:32:58 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ann-montgomery-became-lead-engineer-nasa-during-apollo-managing-lunar-cameras-180972535/Rita Rapp Fed America’s Space Travelershttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/rita-rapp-fed-americas-space-travelers-180971801/NASA’s food packages now in the collections of the Air and Space Museum tell the story of how a physiologist brought better eating to outer spaceWed, 27 Mar 2019 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/rita-rapp-fed-americas-space-travelers-180971801/Margaret Hamilton Led the NASA Software Team That Landed Astronauts on the Moonhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/margaret-hamilton-led-nasa-software-team-landed-astronauts-moon-180971575/Apollo’s successful computing software was optimized to deal with unknown problems and to interrupt one task to take on a more important oneThu, 14 Mar 2019 08:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/margaret-hamilton-led-nasa-software-team-landed-astronauts-moon-180971575/