Far above the Earth, NASA’s Apollo lunar lander put astronauts on the moon

America’s most daring, extraordinary feat — landing astronauts on the moon — remains the pinnacle of achievement by anyone ...
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Boilerplate, Command Module, Apollo, #1102

Click to open image viewer. As part of the Apollo program, a number of so-called "boilerplate" (BP) command modules were constructed to undergo various tests and to serve as training vehicles for ...
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On this day in 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts walked on the moon for the first time

On July 20, 1969, NASA's Apollo 11 mission made history when Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon. Buzz ...

OTD: NASA's Apollo 11 Mission Moon Landing With Neil Armstrong, Aldrin & Collins Launched; In Pics

On July 16, 1969 the daring mission began. On July 20, Apollo 11 put Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon's surface ...
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Apollo 11 launch anniversary: Celebrating NASA’s historic mission that sent humanity to the moon

July 16 this year marks the 57th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 mission, which saw two men walk on the Moon.
Scientific American

One Small Step Back in Time: Relive the Wonder of Apollo 11

Yet no human has been back to the lunar surface since the last Apollo astronaut left it in 1972, and plans to put people on ...
Ars Technica

Ars reflects on Apollo 13 turning 30

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the 1995 Oscar-winning film, Apollo 13, director Ron Howard’s masterful love letter to NASA’s Apollo program in general and the eponymous space mission in ...