The "STEP INTO THE FUTURE" backpack features a lunar design embossed with an astronaut footprint, reminiscent of the first moonwalk during the Apollo 11 mission. Before we could blast off with the ...

For those who watched the Apollo 11 astronauts park their lunar lander ... had no need to factor atmospheric friction into their design. Thus, says NASM curator Allan Needell, "the lunar module ...

Purdue University graduate and Apollo 11 flight commander Neil Armstrong became the first person to step foot on the moon on July 20, 1969. It was a truly giant leap for mankind, and a seminal moment ...

Debuting May 6, "BUZZ" tells the dramatized story of the challenges that the Apollo 11 astronaut faced both before and after ...

The first manned mission to the moon, Apollo 11, launched on July 16, 1969. The crew of NASA's Apollo 11 mission, from left, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Michael Collins, and Neil Armstrong, pose with a ...

As the commander of the Apollo 11 mission, Armstrong left his Speedmaster inside the lunar module "Eagle" as a backup to a broken timer, leading to Aldrin becoming the first person to wear a watch ...