Tranquility Base, the Apollo 11 mission's Eagle lunar lander touchdown site as seen in July 1969. Apollo 12 lunar module pilot Alan Bean steps down to moon's surface during his 1969 flight. After ...

From Apollo 14’s golf ball on the Moon to Apollo 17’s discovery of orange soil, explore how six missions in three years ...

It was July 20, 1969 when Neil Armstrong became the first human to step foot on an extraterrestrial body—our Moon. Today is the 49th anniversary of that momentous event and we celebrate it in ...

July 20th is Moon Day, Space Exploration Day and the anniversary of the first Apollo 11 moonwalk. Here’s a look at the Apollo program and the new Artemis program to return to the lunar surface.

NASA's objective was for the experiment to only last for five years. The Apollo 11 crew didn't just just accomplish landing on the lunar surface and returning safely — the men also conducted several ...

Part One: On Talking about Apollo -- 1. "The Message of the Spirit of Apollo": Commonplace Reactions -- 2. The Nihilism of the WASPs: Norman Mailer in NASA-Land -- Part Two: On Mastering the Universe ...