The U.S. Space and Rocket Center has completed the annual cleaning of the Apollo 16 Command module. The work ensures the ...

A Dec. 7 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows an image of a stealth bomber in flight and another image of the bulky Apollo 11 lunar module on the moon's surface. The bomber is labeled, ...

After a fairly eventful mission to the Moon's surface, Charles Duke left several items on the Moon, and a message to whoever ...

Scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt is photographed standing next to a huge, split lunar boulder during the third Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. In the ...

Fifty-five years ago today, humans landed on the Moon. On the mission were three American pilots, all military pilots who had served as combat or test pilots before heading to space. Apollo 11’s lunar ...

BETHPAGE, N.Y. -- John Devaney and his colleagues weren't exactly sure what Neil Armstrong would set foot on when he climbed down the ladder of the lunar module to the surface of the moon. "We didn't ...

James Lovell's spaceflight career included Gemini 7 (first rendezvous), Gemini 12 (final Gemini mission), Apollo 8 (first manned lunar orbit), and Apollo 13 (critically damaged mission returning ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In the December 1972 issue of Popular Science, writer Alden P ...

On March 3, 1969, Apollo 9 launched three astronauts on the first crewed test flight of NASA’s lunar module, which astronauts later used to land on the moon. Astronauts James McDivitt, David Scott and ...