This illustration from NASA shows how the Apollo 12 astronauts — and those on future Apollo missions — would sleep in hammocks aboard the LEM while on the moon.

First up: the TIME Moon Landing experience, the world’s most accurate 3D re-creation of the Apollo 11 mission, which took place 50 years ago this month.

Steve Bales isn’t a known name like Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. But his bold ‘go’ decision during Apollo 11’s moon ...

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WKBW) — On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 lifted-off from Cape Canaveral, Florida for America's first manned, lunar landing mission with astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and ...

These craft were originally designated as Lunar Excursion Modules (LEMs). By the time Apollo 11 came around, the name was simplified to Lunar Modules (LM – but still pronounced as Lem).

The 2.5-acre recreation site, located on a former Grumman property and previously known as Park B 22, is now officially "Apollo Park." ...

Wernher von Braun (1912-1977) Von Braun designed the Saturn V rocket used in the Apollo 11 mission and eight other Apollo launches.

While Apollo 11’s Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin spent only 21 hours on the lunar surface and just 2 hours and 31 minutes outside their spacecraft, Apollo 17 was on the ground for more than ...

In the first week of March 1969, NASA's Apollo 9 mission saw the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) getting its first full orbital workout as the US sprinted the last lap of the race to be the first on ...

The documentary, “Apollo 11,” produced in partnership with CNN Films, uses rare and never-before-seen footage to give a more detailed view of the mission and expand what most people know about ...