NASA is recognizing Christopher C Kraft Jr, America's first human space mission flight director, by naming the Mission Control Center in his honor for his service to the nation and its space programs.

Ever wanted to own your very own piece of the space program? Now, one online auction house can make that a reality, as they are currently offering memorabilia from NASA's Apollo space program to the highest bidder.

Guenter Wendt, the legendary pad leader who often was the last person astronauts saw before going into space, died at his home Monday morning in Merritt Island, Fla, within a few miles of NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

By Dana Tims, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore. Jun. 6--MCMINNVILLE -- It's not every day that Howard Hughes' legendary Spruce Goose flying boat gets upstaged, but today promises to be one of them.

By Andrew Simon, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Apr. 14--The work that Nelson Weber and his colleagues at the McDonnell Aircraft Corp. were doing 46 years ago to build the Gemini space capsule was so important that President John F. Kennedy took a trip to St. Louis to congratulate them.