The last time a crew of Americans rode a rocket toward the Moon, the country was reeling from assassinations, riots, and a grinding war. Apollo 8’s Christmas flight in 1968 did not fix any of that, ...

On Christmas Eve 1968, the Earth received a message from astronauts on a mission like no other - the first around the moon. NASA will return in 2026. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

Apollo 13's record distance from Earth has stood for over half a century. Can Artemis 2 launch in time to break it?

While you were likely scrambling to buy last-minute Christmas presents, NASA completed a vital rehearsal for its upcoming crewed mission to the Moon.

The residents of Timber Cove lined their streets with luminarias and then looked to the moon on Christmas Eve of 1968. One of their neighbors, NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, was circling that familiar yet ...

The David L. Johansen Papers, Acc. NASM.2025.0038, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you ...

Fifty-seven years ago, three American astronauts set forth on one of the most audacious and inspiring journeys in human history. In late December 1968, NASA astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell, and ...