Stare into the open hatch of Odyssey, the scarred Apollo 13 command module in which three American astronauts made their ...

Splashdown occurred in the Pacific Ocean at 1:07 p.m. April 17, after a flight that lasted five days, 22 hours and 54 minutes ...

On April 17, 1970, Apollo 13 returned to Earth after narrowly avoiding a deadly disaster in space. [‘On This Day in Space’ ...

The Artemis II crew splashed down April 10 after a record-breaking moon voyage, setting the stage for America's future crewed ...

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Before his death, Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell recorded a message for the Artemis II crew, who broke his Apollo 13 record.

IS ALL BLOWING THIS WAY. SO THAT’S WHAT WE WANT. WE WANT CLEAR SKIES FOR THIS LAUNCH TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. TODAY IS A BIG DAY FOR NASA AND A BIG ONE FOR A MAN WHO HELPED MAKE SPACE TRAVEL POSSIBLE. CARL ...

They’ll be itching for a giant leap when this is done. Life onboard Artemis II’s moon-bound spaceship will be a cramped and possibly smelly affair. And it’s not a huge improvement from the last time ...

If anyone can offer advice to the four NASA astronauts slated to launch Wednesday on a trip around the moon, it’s Harrison Schmitt. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...

Shawn Quinn was four years old when Apollo 11 landed on the moon in 1969. What he saw on the tiny TV set in his parents’ living room—the Saturn V rocket rising from its launchpad, Neil Armstrong and ...

Artemis II is ready for blast off on Wednesday — sending astronauts around the moon for the first time in more than half a century. The US shattered mankind’s limits when its astronauts landed on the ...