The Apollo spacecraft, developed by NASA for the legendary Moon missions, was made up of three key components: the Command Module (CM), the Service Module (SM), and the Lunar Module (LM), each ...

On Aug. 2, 1971, a lunar liftoff was televised for the first time. Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin spent three days on the moon before departing in the lunar module, named "Falcon." ...

The Apollo lunar missions worked by using a spacecraft in two parts. The Command and Service Module (CSM) and the Lunar Module (LM) traveled together from the launch pad at Cape Kennedy to lunar orbit ...

On November 17, 1967, NASA's Surveyor 6 spacecraft made the first liftoff from the lunar surface. Surveyor 6 was one of several robotic missions NASA sent to scout the lunar surface before sending ...

Recent photos taken by India’s Space Research Organization moon orbiter, known as Chandrayaan 2, clearly show the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 landing sites more than 50 years later. The photos were taken ...

BETHPAGE, N.Y. -- John Devaney and his colleagues weren't exactly sure what Neil Armstrong would set foot on when he climbed down the ladder of the lunar module to the surface of the moon. "We didn't ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is the Lunar Module Ascent ...

On August 6, the China Manned Space Agency successfully tested a high-fidelity mockup of its 26-ton "Lanyue" lunar lander.