The Apollo 11 astronauts used advanced technology to land on the Moon. The Saturn V rocket was the largest rocket ever at that point — although SpaceX's Starship topped it when it took flight in ...

The mission to the moon was believed to be “impossible” at the time, with much doubt cast over the rocket, equipment, and astronauts’ abilities. Since the Apollo 11 astronauts stepped onto ...

One of the largest machines ever built, the 363-foot rocket was as tall as a 36-story building. Personnel within the Launch Control Center watch the Apollo 11 liftoff. The LCC is located 3.5 ...

The Science Museum in London is closing its almost 40-year-old 'Exploring Space' gallery to establish a new 'Space' gallery ...

This week we’re looking at the history of space travel, including the 60th anniversary of the first ever space-walk by Russian cosmonaut Alexei Leonov.

Consider that 50 years ago this month a 36-story-tall Saturn V rocket weighing as much as 400 ... But the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 reminds us that this laughably ambitious goal has in fact ...

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Image caption, Introducing the Apollo 11 Crew: Neil Armstrong (commander), Buzz Aldrin (lunar module pilot), and Michael Collins (command module pilot). A giant Saturn V rocket will fire Apollo 11 ...

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 ...

Back then, astronauts in the Apollo program made their journeys in ... It was responsible for orienting the spacecraft, controlling rocket burns and guiding the craft into orbit, and for handling ...

But this one is different. The photo was taken by NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin while on the surface of the moon, not long after the Apollo 11 mission landed on the lunar surface for the first time.