They were the pioneers of space exploration - the 24 Nasa astronauts who travelled to the Moon in the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s. The loss of Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell, who guided the ...

This print is red-numbered. It is NASA Image #AS15-88-11866. Taken by Apollo 15 Commander David R. Scott, this photograph from August 1, 1971 shows Astronaut James B. Irwin giving a military salute ...

In August of 1971, Apollo 15 set out on what would become one of NASA’s most ambitious and scientifically valuable lunar missions. Astronauts David Scott, James Irwin, and Alfred Worden brought a new ...

Image The central image area, composition, or focal point; the area inside the margins/plate marks. Margin Areas bordering the central image, outside the plate marks, or the perimeter area. Edge The ...

A Feb. 21 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a photo of an astronaut standing on the moon near an American flag, a lunar module and a lunar rover. “How did the moon buggy fit inside the ...

A massive new exhibit at Manhattan’s Intrepid Museum, “Apollo: When We Went to the Moon,” takes visitors into space like never before. On display are more than 100 rare relics linked to the historic ...

NASA released Thursday newly restored video from the July 20, 1969, live television broadcast of the Apollo 11 moonwalk. The release commemorates the 40th anniversary of the first mission to land ...