They were the pioneers of space exploration - the 24 Nasa astronauts who travelled to the Moon in the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s. The loss of Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell, who guided the ...

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 ...

July 15 (UPI) --NASA is recognizing the 55th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing this month with a variety of events and engagements that started on Monday. Apollo 11 landed on the moon on July 20, ...

Among space flights, the mission of Apollo 15 is frequently celebrated for numerous achievements, such as the very first use of a lunar rover and the longest stay on the Moon at the time. Yet this ...

This print is red-numbered. It is NASA Image #AS15-88-11866. Taken by Apollo 15 Commander David R. Scott, this photograph from August 1, 1971 shows Astronaut James B. Irwin giving a military salute ...

A massive new exhibit at Manhattan’s Intrepid Museum, “Apollo: When We Went to the Moon,” takes visitors into space like never before. On display are more than 100 rare relics linked to the historic ...

Lego is gearing up to deliver a detailed model of the original "rock and rolling ride," the electric buggy driven by NASA's last three Apollo crews to explore the moon. The new Lego Technic "NASA ...