Only 12 astronauts have walked on the moon. Discover who they are, which Apollo missions took them there, and when humans ...

The Lunar Module (LM) was a key part of NASA’s Apollo program, responsible for carrying astronauts from lunar orbit to the surface of the Moon and back. Explore what’s inside this iconic spacecraft, ...

Caught Slippin. The Moon's gravity is just a sixth of that on Earth, so moving around on its surface is unintuitive.. In fact, scientists didn't know precisely what it would be like to walk on its ...

Along with John Young, the ninth person to walk on the Moon, Duke said that the two astronauts "never lost [their] excitement]" in the 71 hours, 2 minutes and 13 seconds they spent on the surface ...

HOUSTON, Saturday, Feb. 6 — Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard Jr. and Ed Mitchell, sleeping only briefly after an incredible four hours and 44 minutes spent wandering on the moon yesterday, left ...

Former astronaut Gene Cernan, the last of only a dozen men to walk on the moon who returned to Earth with a message of “peace and hope for all mankind,” has died. He was 82.

Nine women are among the 18 astronauts who will train for NASA's upcoming Artemis missions, with the goal of sending humans back to the moon and, eventually, to Mars. The space agency is aiming ...

Alan Bean, 4th Person to Walk on the Moon, Dies at 86: 'Kindest Man I Ever Knew,' Says Wife of 40 Years Alan Bean died on Saturday at Houston Methodist Hospital at the age of 86 By ...

Astronaut Alan Bean, who was the fourth man to walk on the moon, and later worked to express the wonders of visiting another world through art, died Saturday. He was 86.

Apollo astronaut Gene Cernan, seen here aboard the lunar module on the moon in 1972, died on Jan. 16, 2017. He was 82. (Image credit: NASA) 'Spacewalk from hell' ...

Between the need for astronauts with long-duration space flight experience, and NASA’s call to put a woman on the moon, Koch could very well be chosen for Artemis 3.

Former astronaut Gene Cernan, the last of only a dozen men to walk on the moon who returned to Earth with a message of “peace and hope for all mankind,” has died. He was 82.