Forty years ago today, Gene Cernan, commander of Apollo 17, climbed back up the ladder of his lunar module and took off from the moon’s Taurus-Littrow valley — thus ending America’s lunar program.

The Apollo 11 moon landing is one of the most iconic moments in human history. Commander Neil Armstrong's words, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind," are among the most ...

He led the three-man crew that survived a near catastrophic explosion in space in 1970, and was later immortalized by Tom Hanks in the movie “Apollo 13.” James A. Lovell Jr., right, and Fred W. Haise ...

First man on moon gives rare interview to Australian accounting group. May 24, 2012 — -- Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon 43 years ago, has tried to live a private life since ...

On September 22, 2011, just a year prior to his death, Neil Armstrong gave a rare public account of his final few thousand feet of descent to the surface of the moon on July 20, 1969, in the Lunar ...

With the 56th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission only days away, certain interviews where Buzz Aldrin discussed the moon landing are back under the microscope. Resurfaced clips of former astronaut ...

When President John F. Kennedy announced his intention to send a man to the moon in 1961, he kicked off a space race that would push America to the pinnacle of scientific discovery. While several ...

Interlune is developing robots to harvest a valuable gas on the lunar surface that could have a big impact on Earth. In the lobby of Interlune, a 3-foot-wide tabletop diorama shows an idyllic, ...