Apollo 10 is a largely unsung mission, but it did enable NASA to reach that goal. Thus, at 11.49 A.M. May 18, 1969, Apollo 10’s crew of John Young, Thomas Stafford, and Eugene Cernan bolted into ...

Kennedy’s challenge to land a man on the moon in 1969 a reality. They flocked to the Apollo program for many reasons. Some relished the idea of exploring new worlds. Others were inspired by a ...

Audio clip: Charlie Brown was selected by the astronauts as the codename for the Apollo 10 command module and his friend Snoopy was the call sign for the lunar module. Mosher: NASA launched 10 of ...

On July 20, Apollo 11, carrying three U.S. astronauts ... Sesame Street premiered November 10, 1969, on PBS with Jim Henson's Muppets. Discover items in the collections related to these events and ...

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla., July 14, 1969 (UPI) -Launch crews, undismayed by an apparent Soviet gamble to upstage them, turned on Apollo 11's vital generators today and rolled toward Wednesday's start of ...

The first manned mission to the moon, Apollo 11, launched on July 16, 1969. The crew of NASA's Apollo 11 mission, from left, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Michael Collins, and Neil Armstrong, pose with a ...