16 x 20 cm. (6.3 x 7.9 in.) Though an Apollo 18 had initially been planned, the decision to scrap the project meant the ascent of Apollo 17’s LM “Challenger” also marked the end of all human visits to ...

"Apollo 13," which is heading back to IMAX theaters for the film's 30th anniversary, tells the true story of a ...

The Apollo 11 Lunar Module ascent stage, with astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin aboard, is photographed from the Command and Service Modules in lunar orbit in this July 1969 photo ...

The Apollo 11 command module, which travelled around one-and-a-half million kilometres to take Americans to the moon and back in 1969, is going on a road trip. Skip to Content.

To view this content choose ‘accept and continue ... One was the command and service module - Apollo’s mothership, Columbia - where Michael Collins remained for the duration.

The Apollo astronauts had one shot to fire their Lunar Module’s ascent engine and get back to the orbiting command and service module (which was the main spacecraft for lunar missions), or else ...

American astronaut Michael Collins, who as pilot of the Apollo 11 command module stayed behind on July 20, 1969, while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin travelled to the lunar surface to become the ...

James Burke and John Parry report from inside an Apollo space capsule simulator at the NASA space research ... Inside the Apollo Command Module. Video, 00:05:15 1968: Inside the Apollo Command ...

Michael Collins - often called the "third man" in the Apollo 11 mission - is on the Columbia command module orbiting the moon. He has reassuring words for mission control: "You should have him now ...

James Burke and John Parry report from inside an Apollo space capsule simulator at the NASA space research centre in California.