The last time a crew of Americans rode a rocket toward the Moon, the country was reeling from assassinations, riots, and a ...
On Christmas Eve 1968, the Earth received a message from astronauts on a mission like no other - the first around the moon.
On Christmas Eve 1968, Apollo 8 crewmembers Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders made a live broadcast from orbit around the Moon.
Agency officials are eyeing a February 5 launch for the mission that will send four astronauts around the Moon, but can they actually stick to this aggressive timeline? Reading time 3 minutes The ...
ORLANDO, Fla. _ Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins were the most important people to NASA on launch day in 1969, but they did have competition. There were thousands ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - NASA on Friday marked the 50th anniversary of its moon program's fatal Apollo launch pad fire with the first public display of the scorched hatch that trapped three ...
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