apollo 11

NASA Wants Its Moon Dust And Cockroaches Back -- Now!

The space agency wants to halt the sale of moon dust collected in 1969 that was later fed to cockroaches to determine if the lunar rock posed a threat to terrestrial life.
By Mark Pratt, AP

Scientists Grow Plants In Lunar Soil For First Time Ever

The moon plants grew more slowly than seedlings planted in fake moon dirt from Earth.
By AP

'Truly Alone': Late Astronaut Michael Collins' Most Haunting Memory Of Apollo 11

He was alone in the command module over the far side of the moon, completely cut off from all humanity.
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Astronaut And Apollo 11 Pilot Michael Collins Dies

Collins piloted the ship from which Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left to make their historic first steps on the moon in 1969.
By Jessica Cresko, AP

NASA’s First Flight Director Died

Kraft created NASA’s Mission Control and made split-second white-knuckle decisions from the first daring Mercury mission to the triumphant moon landings.
By AP

‘We’re In Trouble!’ The Incredible True Story Of The 1969 ‘Snoopy’ Moon Mission

Fifty years ago this week, 'Snoopy' and 'Charlie Brown' paved the way for the first lunar landing.
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Stephen Colbert's Reimagined Moon Landing Is Out Of This Corporate World

"The Late Show" imagined how the Apollo 11 landing would have looked if the mission had corporate sponsors.
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Buzz Aldrin Weighs In On 'First Man' Flag Flap

He's all #ProudToBeAnAmerican.
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NASA Astronaut Explains Why He Knows Aliens Haven't Visited Earth

If ETs found us, they would offer to help solve cancer and birth defects, he says.
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Fly me to the Moon? Why the world should be wary of Elon Musk's space race

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