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Meet the Press broadcast from Cape Kennedy space center and welcomed the three NASA astronauts who commanded Apollo missions 8, 9 and 10 ahead of the historic launch of Apollo 11, which would land Americans on the moon.
Tonight, NASA intends to launch Artemis II from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending a team of four astronauts to slingshot around the moon on a 10-day journey that will be the farthest humans have ever traveled in space.
Half a century ago, Apollo 11 made history by landing on the moon. Artemis 2 is following in its footsteps, but this time the astronauts get better food.
A Titusville resident shares vivid memories of witnessing the historic Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 launches from Florida.
Artemis II builds on prior missions including Artemis II and early Apollo missions, including Apollo 8, which set out for a lunar flyby.
On Wednesday evening, NASA successfully launched its Artemis II mission, sending four astronauts to circle the moon for the first time since 1972. One Utah resident spoke on her experience watching
Jack King, a NASA public affairs official who became the voice of the Apollo moon shots, died Thursday. He was 84. King counted down the historic launch of Apollo 11 on July 16, 1969. He also did the countdown for hundreds of the early rocket launches ...
He was one of the thousands of men and women who helped put man on the moon in 1969 during the Apollo 11 mission.
Tom Gaut was just a 17-year-old high school student when he witnessed one of humanity's greatest achievements unfold before his eyes.