Tranquility Base, the Apollo 11 mission's Eagle lunar lander touchdown site as seen in July 1969. Apollo 12 lunar module pilot Alan Bean steps down to moon's surface during his 1969 flight. After ...

Apollo mission commanders, primarily focused on mission duties, generally exhibited minimal post-flight personality changes. In contrast, lunar module pilots frequently experienced significant ...

In August of 1971, Apollo 15 set out on what would become one of NASA’s most ambitious and scientifically valuable lunar missions. Astronauts David Scott, James Irwin, and Alfred Worden brought a new ...

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has returned its first imagery of the Apollo moon landing sites. The pictures show the Apollo missions’ lunar module descent stages sitting on the moon’s ...

The Apollo 15 lunar rover vehicle (LRV) was designed to fold into the lunar module, contrary to suggestions in posts online that the moon landings must have been faked because it would have been ...

A Feb. 21 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a photo of an astronaut standing on the moon near an American flag, a lunar module and a lunar rover. “How did the moon buggy fit inside the ...

Footage showing a NASA lunar module launching from the Moon's surface had to have been filmed by someone "left behind." On Jan. 28, 2024, the X account Historic Videos shared footage of Apollo 17 ...

Stunning images show the historic Apollo 16 mission 50 years after its launch to the moon. The pictures, created by "Apollo Remastered" author Andy Saunders, show NASA Lunar Module "Orion" Pilot ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In the December 1972 issue of Popular Science, writer Alden P ...

Liftoff of the Apollo 17 Saturn V Moon Rocket from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 12:33 a.m., December 17, 1972. Apollo 17, the final lunar landing mission, was the first ...