Apollo Series

Host Dave Schlom visits with Dee O'Hara, the "nurse to the astronauts." Hired by NASA in November 1959, Dee was a pivotal health care provider, deeply trusted by the astronauts and their families.

Blue Dot's Apollo @50 series continues with part two of our look back at the flight of Apollo 16 in April of 1972.

Blue Dot's signature Apollo@50 series continues with the fifth lunar landing mission, Apollo 16. In April of 1972, the crew of Commander John Young, Lunar Module Pilot Charlie Duke, and Command Module Pilot Thomas "Ken" Mattingly set out for the most ambitious science mission to date to explore the mysteries of the Descartes Highlands.

This holiday, Blue Dot takes a look back at the 50th anniversary of the Apollo program with a look at the very first mission to the Moon -- Apollo 8.

Our Apollo@50 series continues with the first truly scientific exploration of the Moon -- the Apollo 15 mission. With new hardware including an orbiting observatory platform on the Command Service Module, the first lunar rover, and an upgraded, lunar module, Astronauts Dave Scott and Jim Irwin were able to geologically explore the mountains of the Moon at the Hadley-Apennine landing site that featured 14,000 high peaks and a spectacular canyon: Hadley Rille.

We continue our Apollo@50 special with part two of our look back at Apollo 14. In this episode we focus on the Commander and America's first astronaut in…

In the latest of Blue Dot's Apollo@50 series we look back at the third successful lunar landing mission, Apollo 14, which took place during early February…

Dave once again delves into the Apollo Program 50 years ago with this in depth look at the iconic space suits that Neil Armstrong and his 11 fellow…

In the conclusion of our look back at the Apollo 13 mission 50 years ago, Dave is joined by Barbara Lovell Harrison, John Aaron, and Andrew Chaikin.…

In a time of global crisis, it's good to look at the lessons of history, to help us understand that we do have the ability to overcome terrible adversity.…