First crewed flight of all Apollo lunar hardware in Earth’s orbit and first crewed flight of the lunar module. The crucial test involved the lunar module demonstrating its descent and ascent ...

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The U.S. Space and Rocket Center has completed the annual cleaning of the Apollo 16 Command module. The work ensures the ...

Development of the Apollo spacecraft began in 1961 at North American Aviation, the company that built the spacecraft for Nasa. The spacecraft was developed specifically for lunar missions and the test ...

On March 3, 1969, three astronauts rose into space on a 10-day Earth-orbital mission. The Apollo 9 space vehicle carried astronauts James A. McDivitt, commander; David R. Scott, command module pilot; ...

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This summer marks the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 moon mission, which saw human beings walk on the surface of the moon for the very first time. This mission was, without a doubt, one of ...

Leading up to the historic 1969 Apollo 11 mission, ABC News built a mock Apollo command module to give viewers an inside look at how astronauts would travel to the lunar surface. See more of the ...

On March 3, 1969, NASA launched the Apollo 9 mission to test the first crewed Lunar Module spacecraft that would pave the way for future moon landings. See how the mission worked in photos here. This ...