The mission to the moon was believed to be “impossible” at the time, with much doubt cast over the rocket, equipment, and astronauts’ abilities. Since the Apollo 11 astronauts stepped onto ...

a geologist and the only scientist to fly on Apollo, was the lunar module pilot. Unlike the other 11 moonwalkers, Schmidt was not a military pilot before becoming an astronaut. After NASA ...

Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong's Hilarious Reaction to His Historic Landing on the Moon "NASA mourns the loss of this accomplished pilot and astronaut, a friend of all who seek to push the ...

Apollo 11 Mission “odd-man-out” Michael Collins died Wednesday of cancer at the age of 90, his family announced. When fellow astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin landed on the ...

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This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, which first landed American astronauts on the moon's surface. Of the intrepid crew, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin have tended to ...

In 1972, Apollo 16 astronaut and moon walker Charlie Duke left a family photo on the lunar surface. Today that photo is long gone. But Duke’s visage is heading back to the moon this week ...