The U.S. Space and Rocket Center has completed the annual cleaning of the Apollo 16 Command module. The work ensures the ...

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 ...

On this day in aviation and space history, 57 years ago (October 10, 1968), NASA launched Apollo 7-the first successful crewed mission of the Apollo program. At precisely 15:02:45 UTC, a Saturn IB ...

The Netflix documentary 'Apollo 13: Survival' gives a rare look at Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert and Fred Haise’s time in space The latter offers a fresh look at the mission’s harrowing events, using ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In the December 1972 issue of Popular Science, writer Alden P ...

Fifty-five years ago today, humans landed on the Moon. On the mission were three American pilots, all military pilots who had served as combat or test pilots before heading to space. Apollo 11’s lunar ...

On April 4, 1968, NASA launched the final un-crewed test flight of its Saturn V rocket. The Apollo 6 mission demonstrated that the Saturn V rocket and the Apollo spacecraft were ready to send ...