The Apollo 11 mission, which successfully landed humans on the Moon for the first time in July 1969, is a pivotal moment in space exploration history. One of the key components of this mission was the ...

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A discarded part of the Apollo 11 spacecraft that helped return astronauts from the first visit to the lunar surface may still be in orbit around the moon, rather than having crash-landed as once ...

An Apollo lunar module ascent engine has been test fired after being in storage for decades to help technology development for NASA's new Moon programme Constellation. Fired on the auxiliary ...

Is there anything more tragic than a spacecraft that never makes it to space? A vehicle with every intention of bringing men to worlds beyond but is instead stuck here on Earth, with only us lame ...

As the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing draws nearer, Moon-related items are popping up at auction houses with great frequency. British auction house Christie's is taking the craze one ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — America’s most daring, extraordinary feat — landing astronauts on the moon — remains the pinnacle of achievement by anyone anywhere. Ever. And the lunar lander — a ...

View Spectacular ascent of the lunar module Challenger of the Apollo 17 Mission on its way to the command module America for the great return to Earth after a stay of 3 days on the Moon (1972) By NASA ...

It was from late 1969 through the early-to-mid 1970s that NASA purposefully went around causing explosions on the surface of the Moon. Not because of fun and games, but to get information. As reported ...

Click to open image viewer. The Lunar Module Ascent Engine was used to lift up the ascent stage of the Lunar Module (LM) from the surface of the Moon and then dock with the Command Module (CM) ...