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 ...

Mike Stewart] powers up a thrust meter from an Apollo lunar module. This bit of kit passed inspection on September 25, 1969.

Japan’s lunar lander has reached on the surface of the moon, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said Friday, but an issue with its power supply has put the mission in jeopardy. The unmanned module ...

Apollo Lunar Sample Container No. 1008, triple-sealed, in which the Apollo 12 astronauts transported invaluable samples of moon back to Earth. Cade Martin It’s only the size of a suitcase, 8 by 19 by ...

A mission control screen simulation of the Chang'e-6 orbiter (left) and ascent vehicle docked in lunar orbit, June 6, 2024. Credit: Screenshot/CNSA HELSINKI — An ascent vehicle docked with the Chang’e ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Japan’s lunar module resumed operations on the moon late Sunday, overcoming problems with its solar panels, according to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, quoted by ...

This video explores the Apollo Lunar Module, the spacecraft that transported astronauts to the moon's surface. It details the structure of the Lunar Module, which is split into the ascent and descent ...

Apollo mission commanders, primarily focused on mission duties, generally exhibited minimal post-flight personality changes. In contrast, lunar module pilots frequently experienced significant ...

The White House aims to attract at least $50 billion in new private investment into US space markets by 2028. While the order omits details on how to reach this figure, it instructs federal agencies ...

Russia has finally admitted that American astronauts did, in fact, land on the moon. Head of Russian Space Corporation Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, accepted the truth of the U.S. putting a man on the moon ...

"It was the kind of thing that only happens once in your life," Kranz said. As millions around the world watched the first lunar landing attempt, the employees at NASA's mission control center in ...