[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 ...

All but one of the Apollo program’s used lunar modules either crashed into the Moon’s surface or burned up in Earth’s atmosphere. Apollo 10’s lunar module, Snoopy, is still out there, drifting ...

In July 1969, the world watched and listened as Charlie Duke, CapCom for Apollo 11, counted down the lunar module and Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first touched down on the moon. As Armstrong ...

Fifty-five years ago today, humans landed on the Moon. On the mission were three American pilots, all military pilots who had served as combat or test pilots before heading to space. Apollo 11’s lunar ...

Strange as it may sound, where the astronauts sat (or “sat” – the crew actually stood) in the Apollo Lunar Module may have profoundly impacted the way the experience of walking on the Moon affected ...

The Apollo missions showed exact science at work. Each part needed to be close to perfection from start to finish. NASA succeeded with 1960s tools—a remarkable feat. Though it was still cutting-edge ...