Apollo at 50: People
Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins on the Past and Future of Space Exploration
On the occasion of the lunar landing's 50th anniversary, we spoke to the former director of the National Air and Space Museum
I Was Among the Lucky Few to Walk in Space
On July 31, 1971, Al Worden performed the first deep-space extra-vehicular activity. "No one in all of history" saw what he saw that day
In a Single Grain of Moon Dust, 'Millions of Years' of Lunar History
Researchers can now analyze precious samples of lunar rock atom by atom
Apollo 11 Mission Memorialized With 2,200 Pounds of Butter
A buttery Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, along with a couple cows, are on display at the Ohio State Fair
Watch the Apollo 11 Anniversary Show That Was Projected Onto the Washington Monument
The immersive experience combined full-motion projection-mapping artwork and archival footage
Imagining a World Where Soviets and Americans Joined Hands on the Moon
Before he was assassinated, JFK spoke of a cooperative effort in space
From the Family Station Wagon to the Apollo Lunar Rover, My Dad's Engineering Talent Had No Limits
Stricken with polio as an adult, he retired from the military and joined NASA's ingenious design team
At 21, Ann Montgomery Became a Lead Engineer at NASA, Managing the Cameras and Other Crucial Gear Used on the Moon
Montgomery worked closely with the Apollo astronauts to train them to use handheld tools and equipment on the moon
Rita Rapp Fed America’s Space Travelers
NASA’s food packages now in the collections of the Air and Space Museum tell the story of how a physiologist brought better eating to outer space
Margaret Hamilton Led the NASA Software Team That Landed Astronauts on the Moon
Apollo’s successful computing software was optimized to deal with unknown problems and to interrupt one task to take on a more important one
Smithsonian Curator Reflects on What 'First Man' Gets Right About Neil Armstrong's Journey to the Moon
The new film lays bare the personal sacrifice and peril that accompanied NASA's historic mission
Eugene Cernan: The Last Man on the Moon and So Much More
His experience helped make spaceflight safer
New Photos From Apollo Mission Depict the Mundane Daily Tasks of Astronauts at Work
From the original film rolls that the astronauts took into space, a work-a-day routine emerges of Apollo mission voyages
Buzz Aldrin on Why We Should Go to Mars
The Apollo 11 astronaut who walked on the moon dreams of a future where Americans are the first to walk on Mars
How Gene Kranz's Apollo 13 Vest Boosted Morale For His Team
The NASA flight director famously wore a homemade white vest as he averted tragedy during one of Apollo's most harrowing missions
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