HOUSTON, Texas -- Fifty years ago, Apollo 11 successfully landed on the moon, marking a historic moment for NASA and Houston. As we celebrate the anniversary, the space agency is releasing never ...

HONOLULU -- Before Apollo astronauts went to the moon, they went to Hawaii to train on the Big Island's lunar volcanic landscapes. Now, decades-old photos are surfacing of astronauts scooping up ...

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CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Apollo program began as part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) long-term plan for lunar exploration. Dr. Donald R.

The Apollo program was the first to bring humans to the moon. Even though the program began in the early 1960s until 1972, with 12 astronauts walking the moon's surface during this time frame, there ...

As NASA prepared astronauts for its second mission into space, National Geographic had exclusive behind-the-scenes access for the intense and out-of-this-world training these pioneers underwent.

Ken Mattingly, a significant figure in the Apollo program and Space Shuttle missions, passed away at age 87, leaving only eight surviving astronauts who orbited the Moon. His career included serving ...

"The systems work! Holy smokes! We can fly around the moon." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's first moon commander in ...

Jim Lovell, an astronaut best known as the commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13, has died. He was 97. NASA announced his death Friday and included this statement from his family: “We are enormously ...