July 20th is Moon Day, Space Exploration Day and the anniversary of the first Apollo 11 moonwalk. Here’s a look at the Apollo program and the new Artemis program to return to the lunar surface.

Find the locations of the five landing zones considered as the setting for humanity's first steps on another world.

It was July 1969, and humankind’s much-anticipated trip to the surface of the moon was days away. The public, and the ...

Trump marked the Apollo 11 anniversary by highlighting his space achievements and plans to return Americans to the Moon and reach Mars.

Having launched on July 16, 1969, and landed on the Moon on July 20, the Apollo 11 astronauts returned home and splashed down ...

In 1679, New Hampshire became a royal colony of the British crown. In 1847, after 17 months and many miles of travel, Brigham ...

The Apollo 11 crew was the first to land on the moon. (Bettmann/Contributor) Although these two particular missions are widely remembered, the entire program was a historical one.

Buzz Aldrin pays tribute to the Apollo 11 mission on its anniversary, invoking Kennedy's famous speech and expressing gratitude to all who helped achieve the historic moon landing.

Apollo 11 Moon landing: A brief timeline from 1961 to 1969 Apollo 11 landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969. Here is a brief timeline of events that lead to the historic moment, from President ...

Astronaut Michael Collins, a member of the Apollo 11 mission that landed on the moon, has died at 90. As Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin planted humanity's first bootprints on the moon, Collins ...

That he ended up on Apollo 11 was the serendipity of back surgery. Mr. Collins was originally assigned to be command module pilot of Apollo 8, which became the first mission to orbit (but not land ...

The Apollo 11 astronauts immediately went into quarantine aboard the Hornet and, along with 48 pounds (22 kilograms) of moon rocks and soil, remained off-limits for weeks as they were moved to ...