The historic Apollo 11 lunar landing on July 20, 1969, was far from a given. Mission Control’s Steve Bales recounts the tense ...

Why do some spacecraft land in water while others use runways? Here’s a simple explanation of these two space landing methods ...

The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project brought Soviet cosmonauts and NASA astronauts together in the first international human ...

Unlike a touchdown, where a spacecraft lands on solid ground with the help of braking systems or parachutes, splashdown involves a water landing.

Compensation deal for victims of Nazi forced-labor; Apollo-Soyuz mission; Julius Rosenberg arrested; anti-French revolt in ...

The name Buck Moon originates from Native American traditions. July marks the period when male deer or bucks begin regrowing ...

Looking back on thrifts & mortgage finance stocks’ Q1 earnings, we examine this quarter’s best and worst performers, including Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (NYSE:ARI) and its peers. Thrifts & ...

Apollo 14, launched on January 31, thus became the third Moon landing mission since Apollo 11 led by Neil Armstrong. NASA says the landing module had just 60 seconds of fuel left when it touched down.

Apollo 14 lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in 1971 on the first crewed mission to the Moon's highlands.

Illustration of the Apollo Applications Program, later renamed Skylab, experimental space station then planned for 1972. Apollo Moon landing plans in early 1970, with blue indicating completed ...

In November 1969, Apollo 12 astronauts Commander Charles “Pete” Conrad, Command Module Pilot (CMP) Richard F. Gordon, and Lunar Module Pilot (LMP) Alan L. Bean completed the second crewed lunar ...

55 Years Ago: Apollo 12 Makes Pinpoint Landing On Moon In November 1969, Apollo 12 astronauts Commander Charles "Pete" Conrad, Command Module Pilot (CMP) Richard F. Gordon, and Lunar Module Pilot (LMP ...