In the five decades since the end of the Apollo program, much has changed in astronautics. The differences between the Apollo ...

They’ll be itching for a giant leap when this is done. Life onboard Artemis II’s moon-bound spaceship will be a cramped and ...

Central Standard Time on December 19, 1972, the Apollo 17 command module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, about 350 ...

Going to the moon? Been there, done that — right? Some people might say that NASA's Artemis 2 mission is a repeat of the past ...

Look at a picture of the Apollo 11 launch and you'll probably notice the rocket's pointed tip and the fire coming from the five giant engines in the first stage of the 36-story-tall Saturn V rocket.

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WASHINGTON – For almost 40 years, the Apollo 11 command module has rested behind a plastic shield in the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. Now visitors may not have to journey to Washington ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Apollo 16, the fifth manned lunar ...

When Apollo 12, NASA's second lunar landing mission, launched from Kennedy Space Center, the space vehicle was struck by ...