This video explores the Apollo Lunar Module, the spacecraft that successfully landed astronauts on the moon. The Lunar Module consisted of two stages: the ascent stage and the descent stage. Both stages descended to the lunar surface;

Experts studied the Uniondale museum's lunar module simulator that once trained Apollo astronauts who went to the moon.

Recent photos taken by India’s Space Research Organization moon orbiter, known as Chandrayaan 2, clearly show the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 landing sites more than 50 years later. The photos were taken by the Chandrayaan 2 orbiter in April 2021 and were ...

Dubbed the Moonfall mission, NASA also plans to send four drones to the moon to help it study the lunar surface and identify natural resources and potential landing sites. They will also use the technology to create a "Moon Base perimeter" that will identify the corners of a potential settlement site.

A team of NASA engineers is studying the Apollo Lunar Module on display at the Cradle of Aviation in Uniondale in preparation of America's next moon landing.

For a decade, NASA promoted the idea of building a space station around the Moon known as the Lunar Gateway. It touted the facility as both a platform for exploring the lunar environment and testing the technology needed for deep-space habitation.

Both programs had the moon as their target, but the similarities between Apollo and Artemis end there. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Going to the moon? Been there, done that — right?

Artemis II launched April 1, 2026, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the first crewed moon mission in 54 years. What is Artemis II? 4 astronauts will journey around the moon but will not land on the lunar surface. Despite evidence from 6 ...