Rocket engines that may have powered the flight of the first man to walk on the moon have been recovered off the coast of Florida from a depth of nearly three miles beneath the ocean's surface. Well, ...

For four decades, the engines that powered Apollo 11 to the moon have lain at the bottom of the Atlantic. But they'll soon rise again. On July 16, 1969, the world watched as the Apollo 11 spacecraft ...

Rusted pieces of two Apollo-era rocket engines that helped boost astronauts to the moon have been fished out of the murky depths of the Atlantic, Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos and NASA said Wednesday. A ...

Step inside a fascinating space exploration museum and join us on an immersive journey through the history of moon missions.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 20 (Reuters) - A recovery team funded by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has plucked two rocket engines from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean that were used to send astronauts to ...

On Jan. 22, 1968, NASA launched Apollo 5, marking the first time the Apollo Lunar Module flew in space and a critical step toward landing astronauts on the Moon.

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~ While old parts will be used as lab examples and for testing, none of the antique hardware is likely to reach orbit. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Jim Snoddy and other NASA engineers didn't just go to the ...

NASA began demolishing part of its own history over the weekend. Crews at the Marshall Space Flight Center are removing the Propulsion and Structural Test Facility and the Dynamic Test Facilities.