Moon landing
United Arab Emirates to launch spacecraft to moon in 2024
Middle East
September 29, 2020
United Arab Emirates to launch spacecraft to moon in 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A top official in the United Arab Emirates said Tuesday his country plans to…
Space crew to blast off for ISS on moon landing anniversary
Science
July 20, 2019
Space crew to blast off for ISS on moon landing anniversary
US, Italian and Russian astronauts are set to blast off into space Saturday in a launch coinciding with the 50th…
Man’s first steps on the Moon, reported live by AFP
Science
July 19, 2019
Man’s first steps on the Moon, reported live by AFP
It was 10:56 pm at mission control in Houston on July 20, 1969 when Neil Armstrong became the first person…
‘One giant leap’: US marks Apollo mission 50 years on
Science
July 17, 2019
‘One giant leap’: US marks Apollo mission 50 years on
Fifty years after a mighty rocket set off from Florida carrying the first humans to the Moon, a veteran of…
Fifty years after Moon mission, Apollo astronauts meet at historic launchpad
World
July 16, 2019
Fifty years after Moon mission, Apollo astronauts meet at historic launchpad
Fifty years ago on Tuesday, three American astronauts set off from Florida for the Moon on a mission that would…
Hard soil, big jumps and epiphanies: what it’s like on the Moon
Science
July 10, 2019
Hard soil, big jumps and epiphanies: what it’s like on the Moon
Twelve American men walked on the Moon between 1969 and 1972, with most describing in great detail their experiences on…