with 12 astronauts walking the moon's surface during this time frame, there are two missions in particular that usually stick ...

However, when Apollo 11 neared its destination, astronauts performed a braking manoeuvre known as "lunar orbit insertion" to slow the spacecraft and cause it to go into orbit around the Moon.

and ease of assembly by astronauts whose space suits restricted their range of movement and ability to grasp items," Platoff ...

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins returned Tuesday to the exact spot where he and two other astronauts flew to the moon 50 years ago. At NASA’s invitation, Michael Collins spent the golden ...

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but the story of what the astronauts did immediately after returning to Earth isn’t nearly as well-known. Upon landing in the ocean, the Apollo 11 crew was swiftly carried off to isolated living ...

Apollo 11 Mission “odd-man-out” Michael Collins died Wednesday of cancer at the age of 90, his family announced. When fellow astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin landed on the ...

Michael Collins piloted the command module, briefly becoming the most isolated human in the galaxy as he orbited the dark side of the moon ...

Armstrong's parents happy and pray for safe return United Press International The mother of Apollo 11 astronaut Neil A. Armstrong said today "I was. worried that the moon might be too soft and ...

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, which first landed American astronauts on the moon's surface. Of the intrepid crew, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin have tended to ...

Apollo 11 anniversary: Where to watch all the best Moon-landing TV specials In space, no one can see how much TV you watch. How a real Apollo astronaut helped First Man shoot the moon Al Worden on ...