The United States is preparing to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than half a century, riding a ...

On 1970, NASA cancelled the Apollo 20 moon mission. This came just six months after Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil ...

Before the Apollo missions, there were the Mercury missions. Astronauts had to learn to walk before they could run. They had to be sure they could get into orbit, then back to Earth safely. They had ...

The NASA Artemis II mission, set to lift off as soon as February, will mark the first time astronauts have aimed to venture beyond near-Earth orbit since 1972.

The Artemis II mission, which could launch as early as February, is expected to send four astronauts on a trip to the moon, ...

The last time a crew of Americans rode a rocket toward the Moon, the country was reeling from assassinations, riots, and a ...

'Apollo 1: Destination Moon' follows a real-life astronaut mission that ended tragically — and the lessons learned for future Apollo missions. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

As NASA prepared astronauts for its second mission into space, National Geographic had exclusive behind-the-scenes access for the intense and out-of-this-world training these pioneers underwent.

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NASA announced a launch date for first crewed flight to the moon since 1972. The Artemis II mission will circle the moon but not land on the surface. If successful, NASA is set to put humans on the ...

Before they head to the moon in 2026, the four Artemis 2 astronauts have to practice observing Earth's nearest neighbor. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Recently, yet another Apollo astronaut, Jim Lovell, passed on. Lovell’s fame was as defined by his role as a pop culture icon as it was by his astronaut heroics. Everybody who came of age during the ...