I knew I was alone,” he observed later, “in a way that no earthling has ever been before.” That quote is immortalized on a ...

The Apollo 11 mission marks one of humanity's most incredible achievements—landing on the Moon. But have you ever wondered ...

On July 24, 1969, the Apollo 11 capsule splashed down, and the astronauts were brought to the USS Hornet. "This year, on ...

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

Although it’s been 52 years since the Apollo 11 mission first took man to the moon and 30 years since Tom Hanks famously told ...

Michael Collins kept an orbital vigil during Neil’s and Buzz’s moonwalk, but he really didn’t feel that lonely. Michael Collins, Apollo 11 astronaut, at an Explorers Club dinner in Manhattan ...

April 11: Civil Rights Act of 1968 enacted. Oct. 11: Astronauts Wally Schirra, Walter Cunningham and Donn Eisele are launched on the first manned test flight of the Apollo spacecraft, Apollo 7.

Spaceflight Everyone's heard of Apollo 11 and 13, but do you know about other missions in the historic space program? Each Apollo mission served an important purpose in an an effort to get humans ...

The first Moon landing was 50 years ago. Here are 13 facts about the historic event.

The historic launch of the Apollo 11 mission carried three astronauts toward the moon. Two of them would set foot on the lunar surface for the first time in human history.

Apollo 11 revealed a wealth of information about Earth's closest neighbor, including insights on how the moon formed and evolved.

The Apollo 11 anniversary prompted the Planetary Society to reassess how much the world's first moon program ultimately cost. Figuring out the true cost of Apollo mission ...