Apollo astronaut Ken “TK” Mattingly, known for orbiting the moon and helping the crew of Apollo 13 return to Earth in the 1970s, died Tuesday, NASA announced. He was 87. “We lost one of our country’s ...

A key tool used in the successful Apollo 16 mission is up for grabs in a new auction. The moon scoop that successfully collected samples of rock from the moon in 1972 can finally be yours.

ARLINGTON, Va. — Astronaut Thomas "Ken" Mattingly, who orbited the moon on NASA's Apollo 16 mission and narrowly missed the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, died Tuesday at age 87, NASA said. “We lost one ...

On July 16, 1969, NASA astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins blasted off on their famous mission to land and walk on the moon. Apollo 11 launched from NASA's historic launchpad ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - July 16, 1969. Apollo 11, the first US lunar landing mission, is launched at 9:32 a.m. Easter Daylight Time. The Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas, houses artifacts from the ...

Apollo 11 landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969. Astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin were the first to walk on the Moon. The mission involved extensive photography of the lunar surface and equipment. The ...

On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong announced his historic arrival on the ancient lava plain of Mare Tranquillitatis with the following message to NASA: "Houston, Tranquility Base ...

CAPE CANAVERAL — The cosmos is providing a full moon for the 55th anniversary of the first lunar landing this weekend, and plenty of other events honor Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s giant leap.

Click to open image viewer. NASM-9A13960: Apollo 11 lunar landing mission astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Jr., and Michael Collins at a preflight press conference on July 5, 1969, Houston, ...

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 ...

Artemis 1 is only the second time a piece of the moon has been brought back to the moon. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Four ...