Apollo program

Michael Collins. NASA photo

Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins Dies at 91

Some called him 'the loneliest man in history' - while his colleagues walked on the moon for the first time
The command module of the Apollo 17 spacecraft in the museum at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Photo: shutterstock

The last man on the moon (so far)

The Apollo 17 mission was mankind's last manned visit to the Moon. In 2024, if all goes as planned, the first woman will set foot on the moon
The first step on the moon, as captured by the video camera of the Apollo 11 lander was the eagle. Photo: NASA

Apollo 11 mission - step by step. Part 2 - Ait Nahat

Fireproof fabric experiment for fire fighters. Photo: NASA

Apollo byproducts - NASA list

The iPhone, even the weakest, is millions of times more powerful than the computer that flew Apollo to the moon. Illustration: shutterstock

Will today's cell phone be powerful enough to put a man on the moon?

The famous picture "The Blue Marble", taken by the Apollo 17 crew. Source: NASA.

Four surprising technological innovations that came out of the Apollo moon landings

The Apollo 11 lunar lander, as photographed by Michael Collins from the command spacecraft. A few minutes later, the malfunction was discovered that almost caused the landing to be canceled if not for the resourcefulness of Neil Armstrong. Photo: NASA

When the spacecraft's computer almost crashed: 50 years since Apollo 11 landed on the moon

John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Drawing thatsmymop / Shutterstock.com

In his death he bequeathed us the moon

The Apollo 10 Landing Module (unmanned) after detaching from the Command and Service Module. Photo: NASA

Apollo 10 - last instrument test before the manned landings

The first time the Earth's sunrise over the Moon was seen from the windows of the Apollo 8 spacecraft. Photo: NASA

Apollo 8 - the first general rehearsal for the moon landing

The command cabin of one of the Apollo spacecraft on display at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo: shutterstock

Introduction to the Apollo Program - Part II

High resolution visualization of the Apollo lander on the moon. Illustration: shutterstock

Introduction to the Apollo program

Apollo 17 flight reel

Apollo 17 - the last flight to the moon

Apollo 14 crew members. Photo: NASA

Apollo 14 - shoot mortar shells at the moon

Apollo 13 - a disaster almost certainly avoided

Apollo 12 - Flight Log

Extraction of Apollo 11 crew members from the landing compartment. Photo: NASA

Apollo 11 - Man on the Moon: Flight Summary

Loom slopes in the Mandel'shtam crater on the moon. The slopes were cut by small impact craters. Photo: NASA's LRO spacecraft

Earth's Moon - Summary of Findings Part 1

The Apollo 11 crew - the pioneers of the moon landing. From left to right: Neil Armstrong, Michael Collin and Buzz Aldrin. Photo: NASA

The privatization of the settlement on the moon

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The dust fountains of the moon

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The Fake Moonstone of the Void-Museum

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The Apollo program: what would have happened if?

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Operation Apollo and increasing environmental awareness

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LRO photographed the landing sites of the Apollo spacecraft

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40 years since the moon landing: a museum without visitors

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Apollo 11: the routine of the astronauts on the moon

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Apollo 11: The tension that preceded the landing

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40 years ago today, the Apollo 11 spacecraft was launched

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40th anniversary of Apollo 8 - the first spacecraft to orbit the moon

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And they hit the rock of the moon and water came out of it

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20 seconds from death