Borman, whose lunar orbiting mission in December 1968 paved the way for the Apollo 11 moonwalk seven months later, believes winning the race changed history on Earth. If the Soviets had landed on ...

Here’s how it works. The historic launch of the Apollo 11 mission carried three astronauts toward the moon. Two of them would set foot on the lunar surface for the first time in human history as ...

Apollo 11 remains one of the most famous flights since it was the first to successfully land on the moon. Apollo 13 never made it to the moon as it was intended, but still marked a historic flight ...

CAPE CANAVERAL — The cosmos is providing a full moon for the 55th anniversary of the first lunar landing this weekend, and plenty of other events honor Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s giant ...

By comparison, the ISS is only about 250 miles away -- that is, one one-thousandth as far as the moon. The Apollo missions needed roughly three days' travel time each way -- Apollo 11 got from ...

Kennedy’s dream of putting a man on the moon was realized, and it left New Yorkers spellbound. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed Apollo 11’s lunar module, the Eagle ...

In this file photo taken on July 20, 1969 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, walks on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA). NASA/AFP/Getty Images ...

Five years ago to mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, FLORIDA TODAY published an ambitious project called "People of Apollo" to document the stories behind the virtual army of ...

But since the moon appears full for a few days a month surrounding its peak, the best time to view it might be on Saturday to mark the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, the first ...