While the crew of Apollo 9 was still orbiting Earth on this day in 1969, preparations were already underway on the ground for the next critical step in the race to the Moon.

Five days after their Nov. 14, 1969, launch amid stormy skies, Apollo 12's Pete Conrad and Alan Bean landed on the Moon in Oceanus Procellarum (the Ocean of Storms). Part of Apollo 12's mission was to ...

July 20, 1969. After years of setbacks, sacrifice, and scientific innovation, Apollo 11 made history. This is the story of how Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins took humanity’s first steps on another ...