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

Apollo 11's Saturn V rocket needed a lot of power to launch into orbit and reach the Moon. Here's what engines the spacecraft used to accomplish its mission.

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 ...

To achieve a simulation of the future Apollo 11 landing, the ‘Snoopy’ descent engine fired for 27.4 seconds, with 10 percent thrust for the first 15 seconds and 40 percent thrust for the rest.

U.S. celebrates 55th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landing 00:28. ... just a few miles from where the Saturn V rocket thundered away with Armstrong, Aldrin and Michael Collins on July 16, 1969.

Apollo 11, July 16, 1969. The Apollo 11 rocket is shown pre-launch next to a gantry in the center background of the piece. The launch area is partially obscured by a mound of vegetation. The rounded ...

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

Despite an avalanche of evidence and data to the contrary, this wild yarn has been perpetuated for decades. The shaky reasoning behind the Apollo 11 moon landing has been easily debunked one ...

On Episode 120 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik dive into the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, discussing the mission's highlights, challenges, and historical ...

The mission was also Tom Stafford's last spaceflight. The Apollo Command Module Pilot, Vance Brand, would go on to fly on ...

The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project brought Soviet cosmonauts and NASA astronauts together in the first international human ...

Aldrin, 94, the last surviving member of the Apollo 11 crew, ... just a few miles from where the Saturn V rocket thundered away with Armstrong, Aldrin and Michael Collins on July 16, 1969.