The Apollo 11 astronauts used advanced technology to land on the Moon. The Saturn V rocket was the largest rocket ever at that point — although SpaceX's Starship topped it when it took flight in ...

Fifty years ago today, the massive Saturn V rocket for the Apollo 11 mission that would fulfill President Kennedy’s goal of “landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth ...

One of the largest machines ever built, the 363-foot rocket was as tall as a 36-story building. Personnel within the Launch Control Center watch the Apollo 11 liftoff. The LCC is located 3.5 ...

A piece of moon rock gifted to Ireland following NASA's historic Apollo 11 mission in 1969 was tragically destroyed in a fire, newly uncovered documents from Ireland's National Archives reveal.

On July 16, 1969, a Saturn V rocket sent Apollo 11 and three American astronauts on their way to the Moon. Heritage Images/Hulton Archive via Getty Images More specifically, the rocket propellant ...

Apollo 11 took-off from the Kennedy Space Centre in ... Twelve minutes after take-off the rocket entered orbit around the Earth. Approximately 2.5 hours later the engine of the 3rd stage booster ...

Apollo 11's flag raising on the ancient lunar surface ... Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! In Platoff's report, she points out that NASA ...

The mission to the moon was believed to be “impossible” at the time, with much doubt cast over the rocket, equipment, and astronauts’ abilities. Since the Apollo 11 astronauts stepped onto ...

With Apollo 11’s successful landing on the Moon in July ... was converted from an S-IVB stage that had been intended for a Saturn IB rocket. A Saturn V rocket left over from the cancellation ...

Image caption, Introducing the Apollo 11 Crew: Neil Armstrong (commander), Buzz Aldrin (lunar module pilot), and Michael Collins (command module pilot). A giant Saturn V rocket will fire Apollo 11 ...