In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, attached to the Saturn IV-B stage on Oct. 11, 1968, the Lunar Module Adapter's four panels are retracted to the fully open position. This is where ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is a core memory module, unflown ...

For more than 20 years, Lunar Module 9 has been in a state of constant flight. Now, it has finally come down for a landing — and for a closer view by the public. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor ...

An Apollo capsule and its launch escape rocket have been moved into the Davidson Saturn V Center being built at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center museum. Birmingham architect Jim Griffo watched the steel ...

To meet the challenge of putting a man on the Moon, the Apollo space program needed a rocket more powerful and advanced than any that had ever been seen before. The final result was the Saturn V, the ...

If you’re reading Hackaday, we’re willing to bet that you either own the LEGO Saturn V and Lunar Module models, or at the very least know somebody who does. Even if you thought you’d finally outgrown ...

The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landings has been celebrated with a projection of the mighty Saturn V rocket onto the Washington monument. Images of the 363-foot-high (111-metre) rocket ...

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the Earth’s moon. On July 16, 1969, Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins were launched from Cape Kennedy atop a ...