World Jul 21 Pope Leo XIV marks 56th anniversary of moon landing with Vatican observatory visit, call to Buzz Aldrin By Associated Press
Nation Jul 20 Nation marks 50 years after Apollo 11’s ‘giant leap’ on moon Celebrations are in full swing across the country for the 50th anniversary of humanity’s first footsteps on another world. By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Nation Jul 19 WATCH: Trump meets with Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins President Donald Trump marked the 50th anniversary of the first human steps on the moon at an Oval Office meeting Friday with former Apollo 11 astronauts.
Science Jul 17 Watch 10:04 What Apollo 11 pilot Michael Collins feared most during critical NASA mission This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, which first landed American astronauts on the moon's surface. Of the intrepid crew, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin have tended to dominate public attention, but it was pilot Michael… By Miles O'Brien
Nation Jul 16 WATCH: Pence takes part in unveiling of Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 spacesuit Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 spacesuit will go on display for the first time in 13 years to mark the 50th anniversary of the mission to the moon. By Gretchen Frazee
Jul 16 WATCH: Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins discusses the launch 50 years later By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Collins returned Tuesday to the exact spot where he flew to the moon 50 years ago with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Continue reading
Feb 05 WATCH: ‘American astronauts will go back to space on American rockets,’ Trump says By Associated Press In his State of the Union speech, President Trump observed that 2019 marks 50 years since the Apollo 11 mission, the first space mission to land two people on the moon. Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch 6:12 Why Apollo 8 marked a critical milestone — seven months before the moon landing It's been 50 years since NASA’s critical Apollo 8, the first manned spacecraft to leave Earth, orbit the moon and return. The bold and risky mission paved the way for the moon landing seven months later, at a time when… Continue watching
Jul 20 Celebrate the Apollo 11 anniversary in pictures By Lora Strum Relive humanity's first moonwalk. Continue reading
Feb 15 How many people does it take to keep a conspiracy alive? By Joshua Barajas The Apollo 11 moon landing was one giant leap for mankind, but a string of conspiracy theories have since tried to ground the 1969 spaceflight as a staged production on a Hollywood backlot. The false claims range loud enough that… Continue reading