Apollo 13’s lunar module became a lifeboat for the crew after the command module was damaged in an explosion, and it burned up in the Earth’s atmosphere at the end of the mission.

"Apollo 13," which is heading to IMAX, recounts the perilous 1970 efforts of three astronauts to return to Earth safely ...

The Apollo spacecraft, developed by NASA for the legendary Moon missions, was made up of three key components: the Command ...

Learn about the iconic figures, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, the first humans on the Moon, during the historic Apollo 11 ...

On Aug. 2, 1971, a lunar liftoff was televised for the first time. Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin spent ...

The Apollo 11 lunar module traveled through space after being propelled toward the moon by a powerful rocket. Astronauts made the journey in a different, attached module − called the command module.

Apollo 9 astronaut Dave Scott appears in the open hatch of the Command Module 'Gumdrop' as it meets the Lunar Module 'Spider' on March 6, 1969. This photo was taken by LM pilot Rusty Schweicker.

Apollo 13’s lunar module became a lifeboat for the crew after the command module was damaged in an explosion, and it burned up in the Earth’s atmosphere at the end of the mission.

All the equipment that was going to go to the moon was on Apollo 10. They had funny names; Charlie Brown was the command module and Snoopy was the lunar module that went down towards the surface.

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.

Having left Earth, Apollo performed a mid-flight turn to dock with the Lunar Module, which was carried into space behind the Command Module, before turning again and heading for the Moon.

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