On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the Earth’s moon. On July 16, 1969, Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins were launched from Cape Kennedy atop a ...

Few people think about the time Michael Collins didn’t go to the moon. Collins, who died of cancer on April 28 at age 90, is best remembered as Apollo 11’s command module pilot—in some ways the ...

More than 50 years ago, the Apollo missions took humanity to the Moon. Now with Artemis, a new generation is about to be ...

CHANTILLY, Va. — The Apollo 11 command module, which traveled more than 950,000 miles to take Americans to the moon and back in 1969, is going on a road trip, leaving the Smithsonian for the first ...

It's been 47 years since NASA first put a man on the moon and you can now get an idea of what astronauts Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins experienced. The Smithsonian Institute, working ...

Step inside a fascinating space exploration museum and join us on an immersive journey through the history of moon missions. Explore iconic artifacts like the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia, a ...