But it was a magnificent ship too—none more so than the Apollo that got the numeral 11. That, of course, is the one that ...
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 ...
In this video, we focus on the Saturn V rocket, which launched the Apollo spacecraft into orbit. Notably, there were 13 successful launches of the Saturn V. The journey to the moon is discussed, ...
On July 24, 1969, the Apollo 11 capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, returning the first men on the moon to Earth. A SeaKing helicopter safely delivered astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, ...