On Jan. 22, 1968, NASA launched Apollo 5, marking the first time the Apollo Lunar Module flew in space and a critical step toward landing astronauts on the Moon.

Discover the Apollo Lunar Module (LM), the spacecraft that transported astronauts to the moon's surface. This video provides ...

The Apollo 11 Eagle Lunar Module ascent stage was abandoned in lunar orbit after the historic landing in 1969. Its fate is unknown. Numerical analysis described here provides evidence that this object ...

Legendary astronaut and space pioneer Buzz Aldrin is celebrating his 96th birthday today, marking another remarkable milestone in a life that has helped define humanity’s journey beyond Earth.

NASA’s upcoming Artemis II flight will be the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years, but it will not land on the moon. Here’s why.

Houston, we have ... an IMAX release. More than 55 years ago, three astronauts en route to the moon had to abandon their dreams of reaching the lunar surface when their spacecraft encountered some ...

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A gold replica of the Lunar Module that was used by the Apollo 11 astronauts to land on the moon in 1969, made by French jeweler Cartier, is up for auction.

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 ...

[Mike Stewart] powers up a thrust meter from an Apollo lunar module. This bit of kit passed inspection on September 25, 1969. Fortunately [Mike] was able to dig up some old documentation which ...