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 to IMAX, recounts the perilous 1970 efforts of three astronauts to return to Earth safely during a failed lunar mission.

The Lunar Module (LM) lifts off from the lunar surface to dock with the Command and Service Module (CSM). It was a three-day journey home. After atmospheric re-entry and water landing, the ...

CHANTILLY, VA. — 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.

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 ...

Michael Collins, pilot of command module on historic Apollo 11 lunar mission, dies at 90 Rosalba O’Brien Reuters Published April 28, 2021 Updated April 29, 2021 ...

The 'third man' published at 21:06 British Summer Time 20 July 2019 Michael Collins - often called the "third man" in the Apollo 11 mission - is on the Columbia command module orbiting the moon.

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

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