Aldrin is still planting flags 56 years after he did so on the moon, only now it is in a commercial asking "Can you text me ...

The 'forgotten astronaut' of the 1969 moon landing shared the bizarre way they were treated upon returning to Earth following ...

Iconic photograph of the Earth captured by the crew of the Apollo 11 mission as it begins its translunar transit. A superb African continent, the cradle of Humanity, winks at these first space ...

How long did it take Apollo 11 to reach the moon and when did the astronauts return to Earth? It took Apollo 11 and its astronauts four days, six hours, and 45 minutes to reach the moon.

Specialists fear planned commercial flights could compromise lunar heritage, including Neil Armstrong’s bootprints.

Apollo 13's Intense Comms Blackout (03:47) A Moon Sample Reveals a Surprising Link to Earth (02:04) The Design of the Lunar Rover Was Mostly Guesswork (02:37) ...

Where the astronauts sat in the Apollo Lunar Module may have profoundly impacted the way the experience of walking on the ...

Apollo 11 took-off from the Kennedy Space Centre in ... Twelve minutes after take-off the rocket entered orbit around the Earth. Approximately 2.5 hours later the engine of the 3rd stage booster ...

Apollo 11's Neil Armstrong is captured in an image ... While this does happen to some flags on Earth, I am not sure about the chemical process involved and if that would occur in a lunar ...

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Even if the flags have remained standing when crews rocketed off the moon, it is almost certain that they are not in the same condition as when they were first deployed on the lunar surface.