The Apollo program was the first to bring humans to the moon. Even though the program began in the early 1960s until 1972, with 12 astronauts walking the moon's surface during this time frame, there ...

Inside the New Race to the Moon The Story Behind TIME's 1969 Apollo Launch-Party Photos See the Past, Present and Future of ...

It's 55 years since US astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong became the first people to walk on the Moon. Neil Armstrong stepped onto the surface of the Moon on 20 July 1969. As he did so, he ...

A Jan. 25 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows an image of the front page of The Washington Post announcing that the Apollo 11 mission had successfully landed on the moon. The Post's story, ...

Explore primary and secondary teaching resources about the 1969 Apollo 11 space mission when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin ...

The jacket worn on the historic first mission to the moon sold for millions this week. Courtesy of Sotheby's via AP Astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin saw an out-of-this-world bid on Tuesday when his ...

Lawmakers are pushing for the 4 Artemis II astronauts to receive one of the highest civilian honors, a Congressional Gold Medal, after moon mission.

Apollo 11 found far more than dust and rocks on the Moon. The astronauts left behind instruments that proved the Moon was still shaking with moonquakes, while the samples they brought home helped ...

SpaceX founder Elon Musk is planning to launch his Tesla Roadster into space Tuesday. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN to chat about the Falcon Heavy launch -- which will feature the ...

This week we celebrate the anniversary of Apollo 11 and the first humans to step onto the moon. Meanwhile, as the federal space program that put them on the lunar surface dodders and sputters along, a ...

From the Apollo landing site to the North America Nebula, these celestial sights offer a uniquely American way to celebrate ...