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July 20, 2019

Apollo 11 flight director remembers historic mission to the Moon

For many Americans, the first Moon landing serves as a historic -but distant- memory. Current generations learn about the event from parents or a textbook, but for flight director Gene Kranz the mission is personal.

July 20, 2019

On Apollo 11 anniversary, US astronaut blasts off to the space station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft

NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan blasted off to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan Saturday, on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing.

July 20, 2019

NASA chief: Future Artemis Moon missions will build on Apollo 11’s incredible legacy

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine says that the agency’s Artemis program will build on Apollo 11’s incredible legacy by landing a new generation of U.S. astronauts, including the first woman, on the Moon.

July 20, 2019

Fox News correspondent Kristin Fisher discusses family's ties to NASA on Apollo 11 anniversary

As America celebrates the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, Fox News correspondent Kristin Fisher discussed her own parents' role in NASA's space program.

July 20, 2019

Robert Charles: Moon landing showed impossible was possible as it united world

The notion of getting three men to the moon, entering lunar orbit, descending with two in a spider-like module, and returning to Earth was more than novel. It seemed like science fiction.

July 19, 2019

Apollo 11 astronaut’s punch almost ended in battery charges

Buzz Aldrin may have been the second man to walk on the moon, but he was the first to knock a troll into outer space.

July 19, 2019

Apollo 11: Astronaut Mike Massimino explains how the Moon landing inspired his NASA career

Former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino was just 6 years old when he watched Neil Armstrong take his historic first steps on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

July 18, 2019

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins disagrees with NASA's planned Moon return: 'We should shoot directly for Mars'

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins wants NASA to aim its sights squarely on Mars for future space exploration.

July 18, 2019

India reschedules Moon mission for Monday

India’s space agency in Chennai announced it will launch a spacecraft to the south pole of the moon on Monday, after halting the attempt this week.

July 18, 2019

Apollo 11: What Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin saw during dramatic Moon landing

The iconic images of the Eagle Lunar Module’s descent to the Moon rank among the most incredible footage ever recorded.