It was from late 1969 through the early-to-mid 1970s that NASA purposefully went around causing explosions on the surface of the Moon. Not because of fun and games, but to get information. As reported ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The broken circuit breaker switch that nearly ended Apollo 11 (below) and the pen that saved the crew and the mission. Several ...

Ralph Longfellow, the lead project engineer for the Apollo 11 lunar landing radar, shares his perspective on the historic 1969 mission and the future of space exploration. CORONADO, Calif. (KGTV) — A ...

The Apollo 11 Moon landing remains one of humanity’s greatest achievements, yet conspiracy theories still claim that NASA ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pararescueman Lt. Clancy Hatleberg closes the Apollo 11 spacecraft hatch as astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz ...

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 ...

A piece of space history is about to change hands. Neil Armstrong’s in-flight coveralls - the suit he wore while training for ...

On October 11th, 1968, just 15 months from President Kennedy’s deadline for a moon landing, NASA launched its first Apollo crew into space. Apollo 7’s Wally Schirra, Donn Eisele, and Walter Cunningham ...

Margaret Hamilton, the computer pioneer whose software powered the first moon landing, has died, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced on Wednesday. She was 90.

Apollo 11 software pioneer Margaret Hamilton, whose work helped guide the Moon landing, has died at the age of 90.