Here’s a look at the first moon landing on July 20, 1969. The moon landing was watched by an estimated 600 million people around the world. Facts July 20, 1969 – [4:17 p.m. EDT] Apollo 11 becomes the ...

Steve Bales isn’t a known name like Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. But his bold ‘go’ decision during Apollo 11’s moon ...

Apollo 10 launched from Cape Kennedy on May 18, 1969. This flight was the first flight of a complete crewed Apollo spacecraft to operate around the moon, NASA said.

May 18, 1969 - Apollo 10 lifts off from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. This launch is a dress rehearsal for Apollo 11. The crew, Thomas Stafford, John Young, and Eugene Cernan, ...

1969: Apollo 10: The BBC Space Studio Close James Burke showed off the swanky new BBC Space Studio. It featured models of the Earth and Moon, an on-site Patrick Moore and a big board for him to ...

The commander of 1969’s Apollo 10 died on Monday in Florida at the age of 93 Gabrielle Rockson is a staff writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers entertainment and human ...

In May 1969, Apollo 10 staged a dress rehearsal for the first human landing on the lunar surface. The mission was a success, with the crew of three orbiting the Moon for over 10 hours, ...

This is an unprecedented situation and a big deal,” said Duncan Agnew, a geophysicist at the University of California, San ...

May 18, 1969 - Apollo 10 lifts off from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. This launch is a dress rehearsal for Apollo 11. The crew, Thomas Stafford, John Young, and Eugene Cernan, ...