July 20, 2019 Robert Charles: Moon landing showed impossible was possible as it united world The notion of getting three men to the moon, entering lunar orbit, descending with two in a spider-like module, and returning to Earth was more than novel. It seemed like science fiction.
July 19, 2019 Apollo 11: Astronaut Mike Massimino explains how the Moon landing inspired his NASA career Former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino was just 6 years old when he watched Neil Armstrong take his historic first steps on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
July 19, 2019 Apollo 11: Tranquility base should get special heritage status, says space agency boss Tranquility base, where humans first set foot on the Moon, should be given special heritage status to protect it from future damange, according to the European Space Agency's chief.
July 19, 2019 Should we return to the Moon? Apollo astronauts give their thoughts Earlier this year, the Trump administration said America would send a manned mission to the Moon by 2024, a feat that was first achieved 50 years ago tomorrow. But as the date gets closer and political infighting continues to abound, the question begs to be asked — what do the astronauts think?
July 18, 2019 Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins disagrees with NASA's planned Moon return: 'We should shoot directly for Mars' Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins wants NASA to aim its sights squarely on Mars for future space exploration.
July 18, 2019 Apollo 11: What Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin saw during dramatic Moon landing The iconic images of the Eagle Lunar Module’s descent to the Moon rank among the most incredible footage ever recorded.
July 18, 2019 Apollo 11: Playtex's feminine touch helped NASA land on the Moon Apollo 11 astronauts relied on the company that became Playtex to manufacture their spacesuits.
July 17, 2019 New York Times celebrates Apollo 11 anniversary with 'woke' piece on NASA’s 1960s gender bias The New York Times celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing with a woke feature that retroactively criticizes NASA for gender bias that occurred five decades ago.
July 17, 2019 Apollo 11: 50 years on, the Eagle lunar module serves as a reminder of mankind’s ability to innovate If it wasn’t for the lunar module, we wouldn’t have heard the famous words from Neil Armstrong, on July 20th of 1969.
July 17, 2019 Apollo 11: Neil Armstrong's gold medal that flew to the Moon sold for more than $2 million A gold medal that flew aboard the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon with Neil Armstrong has sold for $2,055,000 by Dallas-based Heritage Auctions. The 28-mm solid gold Robbins Medal had been part of the Armstrong Family Collection.