On March 3, 1969, Apollo 9 launched three astronauts on the first crewed test flight of NASA’s lunar module, which astronauts ...

[Mike Stewart] powers up a thrust meter from an Apollo lunar module. This bit of kit passed inspection on September 25, 1969. Fortunately [Mike] was able to dig up some old documentation which ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Apollo Lunar Module (LM) was a ...

This photo taken on Aug 15, 2025 shows the static fire test of China's Long March 10 carrier rocket at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in South China's Hainan province. [Photo/Xinhua] China ...

Fifty-seven years ago, three men hurtled toward Earth inside a ball of violet flame, moving faster than any humans before or since.

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 ...

HOUSTON , Feb. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of sending its first lunar test facility to the Moon, Aegis Aerospace Inc. has completed a major milestone on its second lunar test facility. Aegis ...

Bill Piccinni, 67, was riding his bike by the Franklin Institute when something halted his pedaling. The Lunar Module looked like King Kong had ripped it in half, he said. Concerned, he asked Curious ...

This file photo shows a manned lunar lander during a trial at a test site in Huailai county, North China's Hebei province. China on Thursday announced that it has successfully completed a ...

China recently conducted a test of a lunar lander, marking a turning point in the country’s space ambitions. The experiment is a central part of efforts to land astronauts on the moon by the end of ...