On Dec. 21, 1968, NASA’s Apollo 8 mission launched to the moon. Apollo 8 was the second crewed mission in NASA’s Apollo program. It was also the first mission to bring humans to the moon. It lifted ...

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That's one small step for a man. One very expensive leap for the United States. Okay, sure, some would argue focusing on the total cost of the Apollo program defeats the purpose. Stepping onto the ...

As NASA prepared astronauts for its second mission into space, National Geographic had exclusive behind-the-scenes access for the intense and out-of-this-world training these pioneers underwent.

Nearly 50 years after Apollo 11's flight to the moon, a committee was formed to lead restorations on Historic Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center. People looked through countless videos and ...

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The Orion spacecraft being prepared for the Artemis 2 mission. Exploration programs would get a sharp funding increase in a House spending bill for fiscal year 2026. Credit: NASA/Rad Sinyak The recent ...

Apollo 13 mission commander, astronaut Jim Lovell, has died. He was 97 years old. "We are saddened to announce the passing of our beloved father, USN Captain James A. ‘Jim’ Lovell, a Navy pilot and ...

Astronaut Jim Lovell, best known as the commander of the near-tragic Apollo 13 mission to the moon, died Thursday in Illinois. He was 97. Lovell was a veteran of four spaceflights: Gemini VII, Gemini ...

More than 55 years ago, three Apollo 13 astronauts en route to the moon had to abandon plans to reach the lunar surface when their spacecraft encountered troubles. The astronauts' perilous journey ...

One of just 24 people to have flown to the moon, famed Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell was the first person to fly there twice, but never landed on its rocky surface. Lovell, who died Aug. 7 at age 97, is ...