The Ashton Mill in Cumberland produced the material, Beta cloth, that protected Apollo spacesuits and was also used in the capsules.

On July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC, Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin landed on the moon as ...

Former NASA boss Jim Bridenstine has warned that the space agency's plan to land astronauts on the Moon risks becoming too ...

Aldrin’s personal collection, including a pen used to replace a broken button on the lander, and Gus the $36 million T-rex ...

Here’s a look at the first moon landing on July 20, 1969. The moon landing was watched by an estimated 600 million people around the world. Facts July 20, 1969 – [4:17 p.m. EDT] Apollo 11 becomes the ...

The day Apollo 11 landed on the moon 40 years ago, it inspired Eddie Lee McGhee to name his newborn daughter after the lunar lander. But he didn't name her Eagle. He named her Module. Module McGhee ...

The American Revolution started with trailblazers facing steep odds and little margin for error, solving problems by adapting ...

Despite Neil Armstrong's towering accomplishments, he remained a humble man. Armstrong, who is from Wapakoneta, Ohio, always had a passion for aeronautics. The first man on the moon led a long and ...

NASA announced this week the four-man crew that will embark on the Artemis III mission, and one of those astronauts has ties to Michigan. Mission specialist Andre Douglas, who served as a backup crew ...

An Orion spacecraft approaches a Blue Moon Mark 2 lander prototype, part of the planned Artemis 3 mission. Credit: NASA HOUSTON — NASA has provided more details about the revised approaches that Blue ...

"NAS 9-1100 exhibit E, paragraph 10.9, primary no. 830, line item 021. Type II document." "Data retrieval no. LMA790-08022." "Manuals will be distributed as directed by the NASA Apollo Project Office" ...