On March 28, 1963 NASA launched the first stage booster of its new Saturn 1 rocket on a fourth and final test flight. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] This uncrewed suborbital flight ...

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Michael Collins, the man who stayed behind aboard the Apollo 11 command module while crewmates Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin descended to the moon and walked into history, died Wednesday after a ...

Two and a half years after an expedition led by the CEO of Amazon.com raised them off the ocean floor, the historic rocket engine parts that launched NASA astronauts on at least three missions to the ...

But it was a magnificent ship too—none more so than the Apollo that got the numeral 11. That, of course, is the one that ...

Step inside a fascinating space exploration museum and join us on an immersive journey through the history of moon missions. Explore iconic artifacts like the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia, a ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Lunar Module Ascent Engine was ...