Their mission launched on December 21, 1968 and lasted for six days. The Lunar Module was completed in time for Apollo 9, the first earth orbit test of that equipment. On March 3, 1969 ...

Dave Scott performs an SEVA in Earth orbit during Apollo 9 The theory of the zeroth EVA goes something like this: after piloting the lunar module Intrepid down to the surface, Pete Conrad and Alan ...

March 3-13: The American Apollo 9 mission tests the Lunar Module for the first time, in Earth orbit. May 18-26: Apollo 10 utilizes both the command-service module and the Lunar Module around the moon.

The National Air and Space Museum holds approximately 17,000 space artifacts in its collection. More than 3,500 of those stem from the historic Apollo Moon landing effort, with 400 objects related ...

The Apollo 9 crew were able to perform a series of maneuvers and tests before astronauts would actually go to the moon's surface. James McDivitt, David Scott and Russell Schweickart were the crew ...

The mesmerising television coverage of the Apollo 11 Moon landing 50 years ago brought previously unthinkable images and ideas into the homes of millions, leaving a profound impact on pop culture ...

It was Apollo, one of about eight dogs in a pack that lives on the Pyramid of Khafre’s upper reaches. Apollo, his siblings and their pack mother, whom locals call Laika — named for a dog who ...

It's nearly 50 years since the US became the first country to land men on the Moon. The Apollo 11 mission was a huge moment in US and world history, but what exactly happened and why does it matter?

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By age 9, a lot of kids are ready to take on increasingly grown-up roles and responsibilities. Prior to this age, many kids pretend to cook meals in a toy kitchen, but at 9 they may be able to ...

The chances that Federal Reserve officials will leave interest rates unchanged in November are mounting as the US economy powers ahead, according to Torsten Slok, chief economist at Apollo Management.