Apollo 11's Saturn V rocket needed a lot of power to launch into orbit and reach the Moon. Here's what engines the spacecraft used to accomplish its mission.

This rocket, a 3-stage, liquid-fueled launch vehicle, was designed to propel a crew of three astronauts and Apollo spacecraft on their way to the Moon. These giant rockets were used only 11 times, on ...

Original Caption From 1969: Moon-landing flight plan of Apollo 11 is shown by diagram. What’s never been done before begins with braking maneuver labeled Powered Descent Initiation, and ends ...

For centuries before Apollo 11, the idea of visiting the moon fired the imagination.See the 350-year history of moon exploration in this Space.com infographic.

Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr., better known to the world as Buzz Aldrin, who followed Neil Armstrong onto the lunar surfaces as part of the Apollo 11 landing in 1969 as a 39-year-old, turned 90 years ...

The Apollo 12 mission recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. Launching on November 14, 1969 and returning on November 24, it put humans on the Moon for the second time. I wrote about Apollo 11 ...

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Chrysler Aerospace built the Redstone rocket that launched Alan Shepard’s Mercury capsule and made him the first American to reach space. Chrysler Aerospace was also responsible for building the giant ...

NEW ORLEANS — Saturday marked the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 mission, in which Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon on a mission with fellow ...

Watch Apollo 11 rocket projected onto Washington Monument for 50th anniversary by: CNN Wire Posted: Jul 20, 2019 / 03:36 PM CDT Updated: Jul 20, 2019 / 03:36 PM CDT ...