On this day in 1969, NASA formally announced the prime crew selected to carry out the Apollo 11 mission, a decision that would soon mark one of the most defining moments in human history.
Indiana Jones rides on horseback through New York City during the ticker tape parade thrown for the Apollo 11 astronauts in a scene from "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny," now in theaters.
About an hour after the launch of Apollo 11 on July 16, 1969, Stephen and Viola Armstrong emerged from their Wapakoneta, Ohio, home to address members of the news media gathered on their lawn. “I was ...
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 ...
Steve Bales isn’t a known name like astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. But his critical ‘go’ decision during the Apollo 11 moon landing made a big difference in the history of the Cold War.
POWELL — Top secret missions, military cover-ups and literal run-ins with the president of the United States may seem like something out of a Hollywood movie, but Navy veteran Larry Riley of Powell ...
The crew of Apollo 11 splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, after making history as the first humans to land on the moon’s surface just days before. The moon landing is still one of the most-watched ...
Astronaut Michael Collins, a member of the Apollo 11 mission that landed on the moon, has died at 90. As Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin planted humanity's first bootprints on the moon, Collins stayed ...
It all started with a declaration by a president in the midst of a cold war. Saturday, July 20, marks the 50th anniversary of man landing on the moon. Those five decades have allowed historians to ...
Indiana Jones changes the course of space history in his fifth and final big screen adventure. The fedora-wearing, whip-bearing archeologist (played by Harrison Ford) crosses paths with four of NASA's ...