Paris (ESA) Jul 22, 2019 - As the world celebrates 50 years since the first lunar landing, the team at ESA's astronaut centre is looking to the future of lunar exploration. This includes developing prototypes for rock and soi
Beijing, China (SPX) Jul 22, 2019 - Fifty years ago, on July 20, 1969, the world watched as Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon. Since then, space agencies around the globe have sent rovers to Mars, probes to the furthest reaches of our
Paris (ESA) Jul 22, 2019 - The flag-like Solar Wind Composition Experiment was the first experiment set up by the Apollo 11 astronauts on the lunar surface, and its Principal Investigator was Johannes Geiss, the world-leading
Sriharikota, India (AFP) July 22, 2019 - India launched a bid to become a leading space power Monday, sending up a rocket to put a craft on the surface of the Moon in what it called a historic day for the nation.
Sriharikota, India (AFP) Jul 22, 2019 - India on Monday launched a landmark spacecraft to land on the Moon, in a bid to become only the fourth nation to achieve the feat. Chandrayaan-2 - Moon Chariot 2 - took off as scheduled at 2
Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Jul 22, 2019 - The goal of humans again walking on the Moon is one giant leap closer. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has completed building the capsule for NASA's Orion spacecraft. The crew module capsule for the unc
Sriharikota, India (AFP) July 21, 2019 - India will make a second attempt Monday to send a landmark spacecraft to the Moon after an apparent fuel leak forced last week's launch to be aborted.
Houston (AFP) July 21, 2019 - That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind: it was with these words that Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the Moon 50 years ago, an occasion celebrated by space enthusiasts globally Saturday.
Washington (UPI) Jul 21, 2019 - The original NASA videotapes of the Apollo 11 moon walk were auctioned off for $1.82 million on the 50th anniversary of the feat.
Washington (AFP) July 20, 2019 - Fifty years ago on Saturday, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans in history to set foot on the Moon, an event watched on television by half a billion people.
Paris (AFP) July 19, 2019 - It was 10:56 pm at mission control in Houston on July 20, 1969 when Neil Armstrong became the first person to step onto the Moon.
Huntsville, United States (AFP) July 18, 2019 - The suspense had been building for 24 hours: would Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon, show up Wednesday night in Huntsville, Alabama - nicknamed Rocket City for the nearby NASA space flight center?
Paris (ESA) Jul 18, 2019 - NASA and ESA have a long term plan for Europe to deliver the European Service Modules for Orion. With NASA's announcement to bring humans back to the lunar surface before the end of 2024, it was als
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 17, 2019 - Humans have not had much of an opportunity to work on the Moon. The 12 Apollo astronauts who got to explore its surface clocked in 80 hours in total of discovery time. From their brief encounters, a
Cape Canaveral (AFP) July 17, 2019 - Fifty years after a mighty rocket set off from Florida carrying the first humans to the Moon, a veteran of the Apollo 11 crew returned to its fabled launch pad Tuesday to commemorate one giant leap that became a defining moment in human history.
Paris (ESA) Jul 17, 2019 - Dozens of very different commercial and institutional missions to the Moon are planned for the coming decades. These encompass everything from NASA's manned Lunar Gateway research station and
