When Apollo 11 landed astronauts on the Moon in July 1969, a Soviet spacecraft called Luna 15 was already orbiting nearby, ...

The Apollo 11 Moon landing remains one of humanity’s greatest achievements, yet conspiracy theories still claim that NASA ...

All the major chapters in the American story, from Indigenous beginnings to the present day. Yet just a few years later, some people claimed the “giant leap for mankind” had been faked. Conspiracy ...

NASA's Apollo moonshots are a tough act to follow, even after all this time. As four astronauts get set to blast off on humanity's first trip to the moon in more than half a century, comparisons ...

To overcome the Earth’s orbital gravity, NASA required a rocket 100 times more powerful than the Mercury boosters that launched the first American astronaut into orbit in 1961. The three-stage Saturn ...

On July 20, 1969, humanity achieved the unthinkable. On July 20, 1969, humanity achieved the unthinkable. Apollo 11, NASA’s landmark mission, saw astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the ...