ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — In 1972, Apollo astronauts Harrison “Jack” Schmitt and Eugene Cernan embarked on a historic mission, stepping onto the moon's surface to collect vital rock and soil samples.

The Apollo 8 astronauts were heroes, but they were also human. They shared jokes and fun, moments of weakness, and the ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It was 1972 and Apollo astronauts Harrison “Jack” Schmitt and Eugene Cernan had just stepped onto the moon’s surface to begin collecting rock and soil samples. The Orionid ...

Lunar love knows no bounds. Now hurtling home from the moon, the Artemis II astronauts took a poignant page from Apollo 8 earlier this week, proposing deeply personal names for a pair of lunar craters ...

The crew just surpassed the record previously set by the Apollo 13 astronauts in 1970 for the farthest distance ever traveled from our home planet. Reading time 3 minutes It was a moment for the ...

Freeze-dried chicken, fruit cake, and hot dogs all helped fuel humanity's first moon voyage. One of the many challenges of the journey concerned making sure the crew would be able to eat and drink ...

Q&A: Apollo Astronaut Schmitt Talks About Getting Back to the Moon and Life in the Universe ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It was 1972 and Apollo astronauts Harrison “Jack” Schmitt and Eugene Cernan had ...

Artemis II Astronauts Follow Apollo Tradition of Naming Lunar Features After Loved Ones HOUSTON (AP) — Lunar love knows no bounds. Now hurtling home from the moon, the Artemis II astronauts took a ...