Charles Conrad Jr.
News & Articles
50 Years Ago: Skylab 2 Astronauts Deploy Jammed Solar Array During Spacewalk
5 min read
Skylab, America’s first space station, launched on May 14, 1973, and immediately ran into serious trouble. During powered flight, aerodynamic…
Article12 months ago
55 Years Ago: Gemini XI Achieves One-Orbit Rendezvous, Record Altitude
10 min read
The primary goals of Project Gemini included proving the techniques required for the Apollo Program to fulfill President John F.…
Article3 years ago
Skylab 2: “We can fix anything!”
4 min read
The first installment of this mini-series discussed how Skylab, America’s first space station, ran into serious trouble immediately after launching…
Article6 years ago
Demanding Gemini XI Mission Flies on Top of the World
9 min read
“I tell ya from up here the world is round. It is spectacular. It’s fantastic,” said Gemini XI command pilot…
Article8 years ago
Gemini V: Paving the Way for Long Duration Spaceflight
7 min read
During the summer of 1965, the United States began to pull even in the space race with the Soviet Union.…
Article9 years ago
Third Man to Walk on Moon Dies in Motorcycle Accident
4 min read
Charles P. "Pete" Conrad, the third human to walk on the moon, died late Thursday night in a hospital in…
Article25 years ago
Keep exploring