When Apollo 12, NASA's second lunar landing mission, launched from Kennedy Space Center, the space vehicle was struck by ...

The Apollo missions to the moon established many of the guidelines that we still use for space travel today, with some modern ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The lithium hydroxide canister was ...

But Apollo 13 was never supposed to set a record. The crew were just trying to get home, and their only way back to Earth was ...

A historic Bay Area aircraft carrier that once helped bring astronauts home from the moon is now serving as a real-life ...

What began as a mission to land on the moon became history’s most harrowing space rescue after a technical failure forced the ...

Artemis II was no different. The spacecraft and crew began their journey on April 1, under the power of six rocket engines ...

Click to open image viewer. This 16mm data acquisition camera (DAC) was used to document the undocking of the Apollo 11 lunar module from the command module and its landing on the Moon on July 20, ...

They’ll be itching for a giant leap when this is done. Life onboard Artemis II’s moon-bound spaceship will be a cramped and ...

On July 20, 1969, I was woken up in the early hours of the morning by my father, wrapped in a blanket and brought downstairs, writes Dr ...

The Apollo era remains one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of space exploration. Launched during the height of the Cold War, the program was driven by the United States’ ambition to ...

The Artemis II astronauts have completed their record-breaking trip around the moon. Monday’s lunar journey comes after ...