On March 3, 1969, Apollo 9 launched three astronauts on the first crewed test flight of NASA’s lunar module, which astronauts ...

Once America's most experienced astronaut, Apollo 13's Jim Lovell, who died at 97, was the first to visit the moon twice.

This collection consists of the following material documenting the structural testing of Grumman's Apollo Lunar Module system: Grumman reports, notes, schedules, and test results; NASA mission reports ...

While the crew of Apollo 9 was still orbiting Earth on this day in 1969, preparations were already underway on the ground for the next critical step in the race to the Moon.

Although the US’ Moon landings were mostly made famous by the fact that it featured real-life human beings bunny hopping across the lunar surface, they weren’t there just for a refreshing stroll over ...

Discover the Apollo Lunar Module (LM), the spacecraft that transported astronauts to the moon's surface. This video provides an inside look at the module's two main parts: the ascent stage, which ...

This 18-karat gold replica of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module was made by French jeweler Cartier under commission form Le Figaro newspaper in 1969. Three of the models were presented to astronauts Neil ...

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Leading up to the historic 1969 Apollo 11 mission, ABC News built a mock Apollo command module to give viewers an inside look at how astronauts would travel to the lunar surface. See more of the ...

Apollo astronauts reached speeds exceeding 24,000 miles per hour on their way to the Moon, driven by a rocket that remains the most powerful ever flown. The Saturn V, standing 363 feet tall and ...

A magnificent photograph of lunar module pilot Jim Irwin saluting the American flag at the Hadley-Apennine landing site during Apollo 15. The lunar module and rover appear behind him, to his left, in ...