When the National Aeronautics and Space Administration prepared to select seven astronauts ... all had quick reflexes and analytical minds -- and physical stamina. Frank Borman, commander of ...

50 years ago this Christmas, three Nasa astronauts ... well they could never see Apollo 8 from that distance." As the mission headed back to Earth, and with all systems running smoothly, there ...

Nobody ever accused the Apollo program of failing to deliver the goods. There were the 842 pounds of moon rocks and the raft of scientific spinoffs and the deep thrills that every one of the 11 ...

The Apollo missions showed exact ... one interesting thing is that when the astronauts were re-entering Earth’s atmosphere, they had almost used up almost all their fuel. But this was ...

Strange as it may sound, where the astronauts sat (or "sat" – the crew actually stood) in the Apollo Lunar Module may ... seemingly largely unchanged. All but one of the lunar module pilots ...

The astronauts of Apollo 8 were ... my kids have played in for some time. It's all beat up, no definition, just a lot of bumps and holes." As Apollo 8 neared its target, the spacecraft was turned ...

Apollo 16 astronaut ... in 2011 — all the while spending 91 days in space during her career. She also made the first painting in space. “Astronauts have brought creativity with them since ...

The documentary tells the story of Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee, who died after a fire erupted in their spacecraft on the launch pad.

Astronaut Edgar Dean Mitchell's experience in space led him to found the Institute of Noetic Sciences, which explores the science behind psychic and spiritual phenomena.

HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Frank Borman — a former NASA astronaut Col. who commandeered the Apollo 8 to the moon — has died at the age of 95. Borman died on Nov. 7 in Billings ...

At that point, it was over 200,000 miles from home with all its fuel spent. By that time, it was useless to the astronauts, so they discarded it. Shown here is the Apollo 17's third stage floating ...