Apollo launch escape system diagram. NASA. At the very top of the Saturn V stack, at the top of the Launch Escape Tower, was a small ball bored with eight holes. These holes led to the Q-ball, an ...

The Krewe of Apollo, always known for its playful balls, continued this tradition of Saturday (Jan. 10) at "Apollo visits The Islands." With a soundtrack that included classic songs by ...

In Carnival lore, the first ball of the Krewe of Apollo took place in 1929 with Laura Fenner as the queen. For the first 80 years, Apollo held its celebration on the Friday before Shrove Tuesday ...

Astronaut Alan Shepard famously claimed he hit his ball "miles and miles and miles" on the Moon in 1971 - 50 years on modern technology reveals how far he really hit it.