When Neil Armstrong Aldrin reflected on Apollo 11, they were looking backward at a moment that reshaped history.
On Jan. 22, 1968, NASA launched Apollo 5, marking the first time the Apollo Lunar Module flew in space and a critical step toward landing astronauts on the Moon.
NASA’s upcoming Artemis II flight will be the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years, but it will not land on the moon. Here’s why.
The Apollo missions showed exact science at work. Each part needed to be close to perfection from start to finish. NASA succeeded with 1960s tools—a remarkable feat. Though it was still cutting-edge ...
Apollo 11 - Landing on the Sea of Tranquility - July 20, 1969. 16mm landing film by Gary Neff, source footage courtesy John Knoll. Full description: http://history ...
International Moon Day was celebrated on July 20, observing the 56th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. The Apollo 11 mission, which launched from Florida, kickstarted a rich history of ...
More than 50 years after the last time humans walked on the moon, China is working steadily toward landing its astronauts on the lunar surface. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech ...
China recently conducted a test of a lunar lander, marking a turning point in the country’s space ambitions. The experiment is a central part of efforts to land astronauts on the moon by the end of ...
Last week was the 56th anniversary of the first Moon landing (if you believe in that sort of thing). The governments of the U.S., Russia, China, India, Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, ...