The Apollo program was the first to bring humans to the moon. Even though the program began in the early 1960s until 1972, with 12 astronauts walking the moon's surface during this time frame, there ...
On a very broad and basic level, when I think of Apollo 11, I’m reminded of what Americans are capable of, particularly when we’re unified and focused on important shared goals. Americans make up a ...
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 July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong announced his historic arrival on the ancient lava plain of Mare Tranquillitatis with the following message to NASA: "Houston, Tranquility Base ...
The afternoon crowd in the main plaza of Space Center Houston knew what to expect as they watched Apollo 11’s Lunar Module Eagle spacecraft descend slowly. That wasn’t the case 55 years ago when ...