A Dec. 7 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows an image of a stealth bomber in flight and another image of the bulky Apollo 11 lunar module on the moon's surface. The bomber is labeled, ...

We all remember Neil Armstrong's famous words as the Apollo 11 astronaut took the first living, breathing human steps on the surface of the Moon. Small steps and giant leaps for man and mankind. But ...

Is there anything more tragic than a spacecraft that never makes it to space? A vehicle with every intention of bringing men to worlds beyond but is instead stuck here on Earth, with only us lame ...

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

(CNN) — A spacecraft left behind by US astronauts on the lunar surface could be causing small tremors known as moonquakes, according to a new study. Researchers revealed the previously unknown form of ...

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 ...

The Apollo lunar missions worked by using a spacecraft in two parts. The Command and Service Module (CSM) and the Lunar Module (LM) traveled together from the launch pad at Cape Kennedy to lunar orbit ...

The Chang'e 5 mission employed Lunar Orbit Rendezvous (LOR), a method similar to the Apollo missions, involving separate modules for lunar descent, ascent, and Earth return, achieving efficient fuel ...

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