LIBERTY — The historic late 1972 launch of the Apollo 17 mission to the moon represented more than a space expedition to merely collect rock samples from the lunar landscape while making history: It ...

On this day in 1969, NASA formally announced the prime crew selected to carry out the Apollo 11 mission, a decision that would soon mark one of the most defining moments in human history.

James Lovell — the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly, can-do engineering — has died. He was 97. Lovell died Thursday in Lake Forest, Ill., NASA ...

Fifty-five years ago today, humans landed on the Moon. On the mission were three American pilots, all military pilots who had served as combat or test pilots before heading to space. Apollo 11’s lunar ...

Experience the heart-pounding drama of Apollo 13, NASA's most harrowing mission. Follow the heroic astronauts as they battle ...

NASA will provide a unique audio “time capsule” in observance of the 40th anniversary of the first human landing on the moon. Audio from the entire Apollo 11 mission will be replayed and streamed on ...

Capt. James A. Lovell, Jr., attends the 45th Anniversary of Apollo 8 ‘Christmas Eve Broadcast to Earth’ event at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago on Dec. 23, 2013. AP File Photo Apollo 13 ...