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

Now, for the first time since then, humans have laid eyes on the Hornet. ... Wreck of long-lost WWII aircraft carrier USS Hornet found after 76 years, nearly 17,500 feet under water.

Wreckage of WWII aircraft carrier USS Hornet discovered in expedition 05:35. The research vessel Petrel is perched on a spot in the South Pacific Ocean that was anything but peaceful 77 years ago.

Members of the San Jose Astronomical Association set telescopes for visitors to look at hydrogen or plasma coming off of the sun during the Apollo exhibit aboard the USS Hornet Museum in Alameda ...

Launched in 1943, the USS Hornet (CV-12) aircraft carrier participated in some of the most significant campaigns of the Pacific — the Doolittle raids over Tokyo, the Battle of Midway, Iwo Jima ...

Though the World War II veteran Essex-class carrier was decommissioned well before the F-18 Hornet made its first flight, the USS Hornet (CV-12) will now provide a home for a Hornet that gained ...

The USS Hornet was a Yorktown class aircraft carrier built in 1939 that played a pivotal role in World War II in the Pacific. It was sunk during the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands in the Pacific on ...

Docked at a quiet, out-of-the-way pier near what was once Alameda’s bustling Naval Air Station, the USS Hornet sits as a monument to the Navy, but also to the U.S. space program that ...

ALAMEDA, CALIF. - The lights are still on and the museum is still open, but a historic aircraft carrier that had a role in three of the most significant events of the 20th century may have to find ...