The nation rejoiced when the space agency's $2.5-billion Curiosity rover successfully landed on Mars; mourned when Neil Armstong, the first man ... these vintage pictures of the Moon from various ...

On Dec. 11, 1972, man walked on the moon for the last time. Apollo 17 lifted off on Dec. 7, 1972, with astronaut Eugene A. Cernan, commander; astronaut Ronald E. Evans, command module pilot ...

“was the first man to put hist footprints on the surface—tracks that will forever be there as long as the moon remains, since no wind can sweep them away.” The vintage release contains a number of ...