Apollo 17: Inside NASA’s Final Moon Landing MissionThe Apollo program’s sixth human landing on the moon ended an epic chapter in space exploration.Read more
Our Changing View of Earth from Space: PhotosSince the Apollo missions began, space programs have offered a unique perspective on our home planet.Read more
What Went Wrong on Apollo 13?It was supposed to be the third-ever moon landing. It turned into a rescue mission.Read more
When Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong Were Nearly Stranded on the MoonAldrin saw a broken-off circuit breaker switch lying on the floor of the lunar module and “gulped hard.”Read more
How the Cold War Space Race Led to US Students Doing Tons of HomeworkIn the first half of the 20th century, U.S. educators shunned homework. The Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik 1 changed that.Read more
8 Little-Known Facts About the Moon LandingWhen Neil Armstrong stepped down a ladder and onto the moon on July 20, 1969, the nation achieved an audacious vision. But there were surprising moments along the way and not everything went as expected.Read more
The Amazing Handmade Tech That Powered Apollo 11’s Moon VoyageYes, there was rocket science. But there were also extraordinary amounts of low-tech weaving, stitching and caulking.Read more
How JFK, LBJ and Nixon All Put Their Stamp on the Apollo 11 Moon LandingThe 1969 mission was so ambitious it took three presidents to see it through.Read more
See Photos of How Astronauts Trained for the Apollo Moon MissionsNASA created simulations that mimicked everything from the moon’s gravity to its landscape.Read more
The Soviet Response to the Moon Landing? Denial There Was a Moon Race at AllUntil 1989, Russians claimed they were not trying to reach the Moon first and that the U.S. was in “a one-nation race.”Read more
Why Civil Rights Activists Protested the Moon LandingIn 1969, NASA was spending millions on the Apollo space program. Some argued that money could be better spent.Read more
5 Terrifying Moments During the Apollo 11 Moon Landing MissionThe astronaut crew had to troubleshoot a series of problems throughout the historic 1969 flight.Read more