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What’s it like to travel to space? In this video, we take an in-depth look at the iconic Apollo 11 moon mission and what ...
NASA astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins blasted off on their famous mission to land and walk on the ...
When the astronauts of Apollo 11 went to the moon in July 1969, NASA was worried about their safety during the complex flight.
NASA's Apollo 8 mission was the first to orbit the moon. No US spacecraft has returned to the lunar surface since 1972, but that could soon change.
Never-before-seen footage from NASA's first manned trip to the moon, and the landing itself, features in the new documentary 'Apollo 11.' ...
What Apollo 11 pilot Michael Collins feared most during critical NASA mission Jul 17, 2019 6:35 PM EDT ...
As Apollo 11 sped to the moon, the Earth turned behind it, and Mission Control in Houston would lose the ability to communicate directly with the spacecraft. NASA needed tracking stations — 14 ...
On its face, the Apollo 11 quarantine protocol looked sensible. But the new research suggests that NASA's "planetary protection" efforts were largely for show.
Apollo 11's lunar module, the Eagle, seen above the surface of the moon. NASA "It was like driving your car with the gas gauge reading empty," Kranz said.
July 20, 2014 will mark the 45th anniversary of the first moonwalk. NASA has planned a slew of events to reflect on the historic landing and look ahead to the future of space exploration.
NASA will be recognizing the 55th anniversary of the Apollo Moon landing this month with a variety of events and engagements that started on Monday.
Fifty years after humans first stepped on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission, NASA has created a goal of landing the first woman and next man on the moon’s South Pole by 2024. NASA has dubbed ...