Jul 17 Watch 10:04 What Apollo 11 pilot Michael Collins feared most during critical NASA mission By Miles O'Brien 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… Continue watching
Jul 16 Apollo 11 carried a message of peace to the Moon … but Neil and Buzz almost forgot to leave it behind By Michelle L.D. Hanlon, The Conversation Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong understood that even as Americans raced the Soviets to the Moon, success would be shared by all. Continue reading
Jul 16 WATCH: Pence takes part in unveiling of Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 spacesuit By Gretchen Frazee 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. Continue reading
Feb 22 Israel launches privately funded moon mission on SpaceX rocket By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Israel seeks to become only the fourth country to successfully land on the moon, after Russia, the U.S. and China. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 3:22 News Wrap: Slowing iPhone sales in China drive stock market plunge In our news wrap Thursday, Apple's announcement of slowing iPhone sales in China caused a meltdown on Wall Street. The Dow Jones dropped more than 600 points and the NASDAQ lost 200 amid concerns over trade tensions and a potential… Continue watching
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 Watch a restored broadcast of Neil Armstrong’s giant leap for mankind By Margaret Myers Forty-five years ago today, at 10:56 p.m. EDT, Neil Armstrong took the most famous step of the 20th century. With more than half a billion people watching, the commander of the Apollo 11 climbed down the spacecraft’s ladder and on… Continue reading