On July 21, 1969, Apollo 11’s lunar module was poised for lunar orbit rendezvous ... It isn’t the actual Eagle (that’s still on the moon), but it is a genuine lunar module, LM-2.

A chunk of space rock that visited near Earth's orbit last year was widely referred to as a "mini-moon." Turns out the ...

On the way to the moon, the petals of that compartment would open and the lander would be extracted. Apollo VII practiced that maneuver in Earth orbit, with no LEM aboard. The close-to-home ...

Once both modules were known to function, Apollo 10 tested the equipment in the moon's orbit. During the eight-day mission beginning on May 18, 1969, Tom Stafford, commander, and Gene Cernan ...

The photographs and films that the crew of Apollo 8 took of the moon gave scientists valuable information and helped NASA plan future landing missions. Just as important, data on the orbit of the ...

The debris from this impact collected in an orbit around Earth to form the Moon. Lunar meteorite Dar al Gani 400. In 1998, this specimen was found in the Sahara Desert, in Libya. The Apollo missions ...

You can also see where astronauts, rovers and landers have ventured with our Apollo landing sites observing guide. You can prepare for the next full moon or eclipse with our guides on how to ...

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Then there’s the legality. Despite the multiple US flags erected by Apollo astronauts, no country claims any actual jurisdiction over the moon. Any kind of largescale and longterm project ...