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Monument to NASA's fallen Apollo 1 crew dedicated at national cemetery
By Robert Z. Pearlman last updated
A monument now stands at Arlington National Cemetery in memory of the Apollo 1 crew, the first astronauts to die in their spacecraft, 55 years after the fire took their lives.
Cockroach-eaten Apollo 11 moon dust goes up for auction
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
For sale: One small sample of the moon brought back to Earth in 1969 by the Apollo 11 astronauts. Condition: Well-traveled and once digested.
NASA scientists start studying 50-year-old frozen Apollo 17 moon samples
By Chelsea Gohd published
NASA scientists have begun to study 50-year-old samples of the moon's surface, collected during the agency's final moon landing mission, Apollo 17.
Where Are NASA's Extra Saturn V Moon Rockets from the Apollo Era?
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
Nine Saturn V rockets moved astronauts to the moon between 1969 and 1972, but there were three extras made — and you can still see some of the pieces today, says a retired Boeing engineer.
Apollo 17 moonwalker hails launch of fellow geologist-astronaut Jessica Watkins
By Tereza Pultarova published
The last man to have set foot on the moon watched today as Crew-4 blasted off to the International Space Station atop SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.
Apollo 16: Celebrating 50 years since the penultimate moon landing
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Charlie Duke thought he was on his way to exploring an area of the moon that was different from where astronauts had gone before. He just did not know how different it really was.
Earth Day at 50: How Apollo 8's 'Earthrise' photo helped spark the first celebration
By Mike Wall last updated
The snapshot gave us a new perspective on our home planet.
Microscopic Apollo 11 moon dust sells for $500K at Bonhams auction
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A minuscule amount of microscopic moon dust sold for half a million dollars after NASA determined that the particles came from the first lunar sample collected by Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong.
Apollo 16: NASA's 5th crewed moon landing in pictures
By Christine Lunsford last updated
On April 16, 1972 NASA launched the Apollo 16 moon landing mission, which sent three astronauts to the moon's Descartes region. See photos from the historic flight in our gallery here.
Apollo-Soyuz astronaut reflects on changing U.S.-Russia relations in space
By Chelsea Gohd published
Almost 50 years ago, in the midst of the Cold War, American astronauts flew to space alongside cosmonauts as part of NASA's first attempt to forge a partnership between the U.S. and Russia in space.
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