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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Apollo 11′s astronauts are returning to the exact spot from where they flew to the moon 50 years ago. NASA has invited Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins to Kennedy ...
What’s it like to travel to space? In this video, we take an in-depth look at the iconic Apollo 11 moon mission and what ...
As the Apollo program took us to the moon, it is the Artemis program that will return us. In fact, if all goes according to schedule, in 2025, Artemis III will see people return to Earth’s lunar ...
Three days after leaving the Moon, on July 24, 1969, they splashed down in Earth's oceans, successfully completing their return trip. But during Apollo 11's return to Earth, a serious anomaly ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Apollo 11's astronauts returned to the exact spot from where they flew to the moon 50 years ago. NASA invited Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins to Kennedy Space Center's ...
The successful Apollo 11 mission delivered two American astronauts – Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin – to the lunar surface on July 20, 1969 (while Michael Collins famously remained in orbit).
On July 24, 1969, Dick Powers was a 23-year-old Navy lieutenant on the Apollo 11 Recovery ship USS Hornet. Picked by the carrier’s captain to serve as the aide to President Nixon, Powers ...
On November 14, 1969, the second manned mission to land on the Moon lifted off from Cape Kennedy. Four months after the historic Apollo 11 landing, it was the first true manned exploration mission ...
Apollo 11 Vignettes. Includes the return to earth, a portion of a news conference with the astronauts, and a stills vignette. July 20, 1989 Party for Apollo 11.
A selection of Apollo 11 objects and their current descriptions are viewable in this grouping. Curators in the Museum's Space History Department are constantly acquiring information about objects in ...
Five years ago to mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, FLORIDA TODAY published an ambitious project called "People of Apollo" to document the stories behind the virtual army of ...