On Christmas Eve 1968, the Earth received a message from astronauts on a mission like no other - the first around the moon. NASA will return in 2026.

Some time next year Artemis II will blast off and carry a crew of four on a shakedown cruise to the moon. They will not land ...

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday signed an executive order creating a federal “Genesis mission” to support US dominance in artificial intelligence — with officials comparing it to the Apollo ...

As NASA prepared astronauts for its second mission into space, National Geographic had exclusive behind-the-scenes access for the intense and out-of-this-world training these pioneers underwent.

That's one small step for a man. One very expensive leap for the United States. Okay, sure, some would argue focusing on the total cost of the Apollo program defeats the purpose. Stepping onto the ...

On November 14, 1969, the Apollo 12 mission launched to the moon. This was the second moon landing of the Apollo program. The two astronauts on board were Pete Conrad and Alan Bean. Richard Gordon ...

Recently, yet another Apollo astronaut, Jim Lovell, passed on. Lovell’s fame was as defined by his role as a pop culture icon as it was by his astronaut heroics. Everybody who came of age during the ...

James Lovell received the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1995, with Tom Hanks in attendance. Credit: James M. Kelly/Globe Photos/Zuma Press/Alamy Stock Photo During the deep dive into all ...

Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin were friends for a long time. The legendary astronauts, globally known for their respective history-making Apollo missions, enjoyed a friendship that spanned decades. NASA ...

CHICAGO (AP) — James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97. Lovell died Thursday in Lake Forest, ...

Apollo 13 mission commander, astronaut Jim Lovell, has died. He was 97 years old. "We are saddened to announce the passing of our beloved father, USN Captain James A. ‘Jim’ Lovell, a Navy pilot and ...

Astronaut Jim Lovell, best known as the commander of the near-tragic Apollo 13 mission to the moon, died Thursday in Illinois. He was 97. Lovell was a veteran of four spaceflights: Gemini VII, Gemini ...