Apollo 12 astronaut Richard “Dick” F. Gordon Jr., one of a dozen men who flew around the moon but didn’t land there, has died, NASA said. He was 88. Gordon was a test pilot when he was chosen for NASA’s third group of astronauts in 1963. He flew on Gemini […]
NASA astronauts perform spacewalk
Spacewalking astronauts provided some necessary focus to the International Space Station’s robot arm on Friday. Astronaut Joe Acaba unbolted a blurry camera from a new robotic hand installed two weeks ago. He then popped in a spare, which flight controllers quickly tested from Houston. The replacement provided crisp, clear views. […]