Judith Love Cohen NASA engineer helped create the Abort-Guidance System which rescued the Apollo 13 astronauts. She took a printout of a problem she was working on to hospital the day she went in to labour. She finished the problem, let her boss know then gave birth to Jack Black

RT @armchair_astro: SAVE THE DATE!.Our Spring Space Social returns to Cranfield, UK.Saturday 7th March 2026.

RT @contactlight69: July 20, 1969. 20:17 GMT. "Houston. Tranquility base. The Eagle has landed." "That's one small step for a man. One g….

RT @TheRealBuzz: Where were you #OTD (in fact, on this exact day – Friday, July 18th, 1969) 56 years ago? I can tell you where I was…on th….

RT @armchair_astro: The School Summer Holidays are here and we have all the details on the best UK Space Attractions to visit, complete wit….

RT @TheRealBuzz: On this day, July 16th 1969, we were “GO” for launch – and at precisely 13:32 UTC, #Apollo11 lifted off from @NASAKennedy….

RT @contactlight69: #Apollo11 astronauts (Neil Armstrong), " Day Launch ", Kennedy Space Center, July 16, 1969. htt….

Harrison Schmitt was the first scientist on a U.S. spaceflight, and is one of only 12 people to set foot on the moon as part of the Apollo 17 crew.

RT @natgeodocs: The whole world was watching as Dr. Sally Ride became the first American woman in space, inspiring generations to follow. #….

RT @AndySaunders_1: Thrilled to announce the #GeminiAndMercuryRemastered exhibition will open in my native North West, at the world heritag….

RT @AstroAnnimal: Happy 250th birthday to the @USArmy! The Army has long stood as a symbol of strength, innovation, and service to the nati….

RT @BanLohannon: 60 years ago today, the first American spacewalk

RT @AndySaunders_1: 60th anniversary TODAY - first US spacewalk!.L: Ed White captures the moment.R: Restored for the book, his atmospheric….

RT @missionmovie: #OTD in 1966, Gene Cernan attempted the second spacewalk in #NASA history - exactly one year after the first. Lacking to….

RT @contactlight69: Cosmonaut and Air Force major general Alexei Leonov was born in Listvyanka, Soviet Union, on May 30, 1934. #Leonov made….

RT @TheRealBuzz: May 29th, 1953, two of history’s greatest explorers, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, became the first people to asc….

Thank you @armchair_astro for organizing such a fantastic event. Susan Kilrain spoke with such candour about every aspect of her career, test pilot school and its challenges, the jets she flew as pilot and the call from NASA that put her on the path to piloting the space shuttle.

Remembering Astronaut Scott Carpenter on what would have been his 100th birthday. Seen here, Carpenter gestures after donning his space suit in Hangar S prior to being shot into orbit at Cape Canaveral, Florida May 24, 1962.

RT @NASAHubble: Hubble remains healthy and productive 35 years into its mission – in large part, thanks to five servicing missions complete….

RT @armchair_astro: NASA Astronaut Susan Kilrain VIP PACKAGE ticket sales END THIS WEEKEND! Includes all the benefits of general admission….

RT @contactlight69: 53 years ago, April 25, 1972, #Apollo16's Ken Mattingly performed a one-hour spacewalk during the return trip to Earth.….