July 24, 2019 Apollo 11: Former officer on recovery ship USS Hornet recalls watching astronauts' 'amazing' return with President Nixon On July 24, 1969, Dick Powers was a 23-year-old Navy lieutenant on the Apollo 11 Recovery ship USS Hornet. Picked by the carrier’s captain to serve as the aide to President Nixon, Powers recounts the events of the remarkable day when the Apollo 11 astronauts returned to Earth.
July 23, 2019 At Ohio State Fair, butter brings Apollo 11's moonmen to life For over a century, the Ohio State Fair has featured its signature sculpture of a cow and calf.
July 23, 2019 New York Times corrects piece on NASA’s gender bias: ‘Testing included both men and women, not only men’ The New York Times issues an embarrassing correction to an essay on gender bias in American space exploration that was largely lampooned even when it was presumed to be accurate.
July 23, 2019 NASA reveals its vision for the Artemis Moon Lander that will return US astronauts to the lunar surface NASA has revealed details of its vision for the Moon Lander that will return US astronauts to the lunar surface by 2024.
July 22, 2019 Kennedy: Warren tried to use Apollo 11 to 'bring us together' on climate change, but Dems live for 'constant division' Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren's, D-Mass., attempt to use the 50th anniversary of the moon landing to unite America on climate change won't work, according to Kennedy.
July 22, 2019 India launches historic mission to the Moon With the launch of its Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft, India is planning to join an exclusive group of countries that have successfully landed on the Moon.
July 22, 2019 Apollo 11’s Michael Collins recounts the crew’s three-week quarantine on their return from the Moon The world rejoiced when Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on July 24, 1969, after their incredible journey to the Moon.
July 20, 2019 Apollo 11: 50 years on, the world celebrates the Moon landing On July 20, 1969, millions of people around the world watched on TV as Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong took his historic step into the pages of history.
July 20, 2019 Apollo 11: Original Moon landing recordings bought for $217 in 1976 sold at auction for $1.82M A set of original videotape recordings of the Apollo 11 Moon landing that were bought for $217.77 at a government surplus auction by a former NASA intern in the 1970s have sold at auction for $1.82M.
July 20, 2019 On Apollo 11 anniversary, Pence announces that Orion capsule for manned Moon missions is ready for debut flight Speaking at Kennedy Space Center on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, Vice President Mike Pence announced that the Orion capsule that will take American astronauts back to the Moon is ready.