On March 3, 1969, Apollo 9 launched three astronauts on the first crewed test flight of NASA’s lunar module, which astronauts ...

While the crew of Apollo 9 was still orbiting Earth on this day in 1969, preparations were already underway on the ground for the next critical step in the race to the Moon.

Bill Piccinni, 67, was riding his bike by the Franklin Institute when something halted his pedaling. The Lunar Module looked like King Kong had ripped it in half, he said. Concerned, he asked Curious ...

Inspector general flags Starship risks and gaps in testing The NASA Office of Inspector General has published a report on the agency's management of the lunar Human Landing System (HLS) contracts, ...

On September 22, 2011, just a year prior to his death, Neil Armstrong gave a rare public account of his final few thousand feet of descent to the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969, in the Lunar ...

China recently conducted a test of a lunar lander, marking a turning point in the country’s space ambitions. The experiment is a central part of efforts to land astronauts on the moon by the end of ...

Discover the Apollo Lunar Module (LM), the spacecraft that transported astronauts to the moon's surface. This video provides an inside look at the module's two main parts: the ascent stage, which ...

This collection consists of the following material documenting the structural testing of Grumman's Apollo Lunar Module system: Grumman reports, notes, schedules, and test results; NASA mission reports ...

Leading up to the historic 1969 Apollo 11 mission, ABC News built a mock Apollo command module to give viewers an inside look at how astronauts would travel to the lunar surface. See more of the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This plaque is a replica of the one ...