The Apollo 11 moon landing of July 20, 1969, and U.S.-Soviet Union Space Race that led up to it, star in CNN's 'The Sixties' tonight (July 17).

I knew I was alone,” he observed later, “in a way that no earthling has ever been before.” That quote is immortalized on a ...

But in the race, many of the particulars have been lost to the mists of history. So here are 11 Things You Might Not Know About Apollo 11 and the Space Race.

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 crew landing on the moon. PBS is releasing a six-hour documentary series about it, “Chasing the Moon.” Marketplace’s Jed Kim watched ...

July 18th has been a stage for some of the most pivotal moments in global history, spanning centuries and continents.One of ...

We honor the heroes of Apollo 11, yet deride the children who stand on their shoulders in the U.S. private space industry. Why?

On July 24, 1969, the Apollo 11 capsule splashed down, and the astronauts were brought to the USS Hornet. "This year, on ...

Did you guys know the Space Race was one of the craziest rivalries in history? 🚀💥 It was this epic competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, both trying to outdo ...

BREVARD COUNTY • KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA – On July 16, 1969 at 9:32 a.m. Eastern Time, the Apollo 11 crew of Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins launched toward the Moon. The astronauts were not the ...

Sergei Khrushchev, an engineer who was with his father on the day of the Apollo 11 landing, shares his rare view of history.

Spaceflight Everyone's heard of Apollo 11 and 13, but do you know about other missions in the historic space program? Each Apollo mission served an important purpose in an an effort to get humans ...

The book includes 150 stereo photos of the Apollo missions and space race — the largest group ever published — and presents photos never before seen in stereo.