On July 16, 1969, NASA astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins blasted off on their famous mission to land ...

In July 1969, a quick-thinking Aldrin used the writing instrument to rearm the engine arm circuit of the lunar module "Eagle" ...

Despite Neil Armstrong's towering accomplishments, he remained a humble man. Armstrong, who is from Wapakoneta, Ohio, always had a passion for aeronautics. The first man on the moon led a long and ...

Fifty years ago, on July 1, 1976, the National Air and Space Museum opened its building on the National Mall. Many people thought then, and many have believed since, that it was a new creation in 1976 ...

Another Pentagon-led name change was unveiled Tuesday, when it was announced that the military’s U.S. Indo-Pacific Command would be dropping “Indo” from its name and reverting back to the long used ...

Eight years after President Donald Trump’s first defense secretary changed U.S. Pacific Command’s name to Indo-Pacific Command, the Pentagon on Tuesday switched it back. “Restoring the legacy USPACOM ...

An Orion spacecraft approaches a Blue Moon Mark 2 lander prototype, part of the planned Artemis 3 mission. Credit: NASA HOUSTON — NASA has provided more details about the revised approaches that Blue ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA announced the crew for the Artemis III mission on Tuesday. During Artemis III, the agency's SLS (Space Launch System) rocket ...

NASA announced the crew for the Artemis III mission on Tuesday. During Artemis III, the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket will launch the Orion spacecraft and its crew from NASA’s Kennedy ...

Almost forgotten now, the mission circled the Earth for 10 days, performing a series of tests with the lunar lander. What it lacked in glory it made up for in technological contributions. By Kenneth ...