First Moon Landing Fast Facts - CNN
Jul 10, 2025 · The Apollo 11 spacecraft consisted of the command module, Columbia, and the lunar module, Eagle. The crew traveled 240,000 miles from the Earth to the moon in 76 hours.
US moon landing: Second NASA-backed company aims for lunar …
Feb 12, 2024 · The Odysseus spacecraft will be the second US-made lunar lander to launch amid a new space race. It follows a failed NASA-sponsored mission last month.
China’s Chang’e-6 moon mission returns to Earth with historic
Jun 25, 2024 · China’s Chang’e-6 lunar module returned to Earth Tuesday, successfully completing its historic mission to collect the first ever samples from the far side of the moon in …
Odysseus becomes first US spacecraft to land on moon in over 50 …
Feb 23, 2024 · The Odysseus lunar lander, nicknamed “Odie” or IM-1, became the first US-made spacecraft to touch down on the moon in 50 years.
The Apollo 11 moon landing, in photos | CNN
Jul 20, 2024 · The Apollo 11 spacecraft consisted of a command module, Columbia, and a lunar module, Eagle.
‘SuperLimbs’ could help astronauts recover from falls | CNN
Oct 14, 2024 · She added that moon dust is “super toxic” so it could be harmful for an astronaut to roll around the lunar surface as they struggle to get up – a problem SuperLimbs could help …
Fred Haise Fast Facts - CNN
Nov 3, 2025 · April 11-17, 1970 - Serves as the Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 13 with Commander Jim Lovell and Command Module Pilot John L. Swigert Jr. The mission lasts five days, 22 …
Odysseus moon landing: Historic mission reaches lunar surface
Feb 22, 2024 · The Apollo Lunar Module known as the Eagle descends onto the surface of the moon during the Apollo 11 mission, 20th July 1969. This is a composite image comprised of …
Apollo's bold, unruly and controversial successor - CNN
3 days ago · It requires potentially dozens of rocket launches, docking multiple spacecraft in orbit, and even transferring fuel mid-flight — all to accomplish a single lunar touchdown.
Abandoned Apollo 17 lunar lander module is causing tremors on …
Sep 14, 2023 · The Apollo 17 lunar lander module left behind by US astronauts on the moon’s surface could be causing moonquakes, or small tremors, a new study revealed.