On 1970, NASA cancelled the Apollo 20 moon mission. This came just six months after Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil ...

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The Russians put the first satellite in to orbit and woke up the world to the possibilities of space flight. When they pressed the launch button at mission control in Kazakh, they also ignited a ...

In 1972, Apollo 16 astronaut and moon walker Charlie Duke left a family photo on the lunar surface. Today that photo is long gone. But Duke’s visage is heading back to the moon this week, in a novel ...

Upon its inception, NASA’s space shuttle program promised to usher in a new era of exploration, keeping astronauts space-bound with a reusable and relatively cheap ride into orbit. It was a project ...

Epic space stories. From Nasa’s first Moon landing to Apollo 13 and the Space Shuttle. Told by the people who made them happen. NEW SEASON: 13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle. Show more Epic space ...

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SPACE travel has changed a lot since the Soviets launched the first man into space in 1961. Since then, mankind has landed 12 people on the Moon and invented rockets with high-tech reusable parts. How ...

Jake Stanfill will never forget the day his parents took him down to the beach at Sebastian Inlet, Florida. It was April 12 1981 and he was 11 years old. Forty-or-so miles up the coast, but clearly ...

The ad men at Gap may wish they'd paid more attention in history class. A new campaign has been launched by the brand that celebrates its illustrious career dating back to 1969. The series of pictures ...

"Thanks for all your effort," wrote the first moonwalker. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Neil Armstrong was appreciative, but as ...