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The crew of Apollo 13 aboard the USS Iwo Jima after recovery from the Command Module.
Apollo 13 timeline: The hectic days of NASA's 'successful failure' to the moon

By All About Space magazine Published

Apollo 13 was NASA's third moon-landing mission, but the astronauts never made it to the lunar surface. Here are the events that transpired.

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Far From Home: Apollo 17
Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Theories That Just Won't Die

By Robert Myers, Robert Z. Pearlman Last updated

The conspiracy theories still fly despite the fact that NASA did land men on the moon.

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Canadian Astronaut Become Social Media Sensation
Life in Space: Astronaut Chris Hadfield's Video Guide

By Space.com Staff Last updated

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield shares some vital tips to life in space in this video guide.

Human Spaceflight
launch pad 39b renovations
In Photos: NASA's Kennedy Space Center Renovates Launch Pad 39B for Orion

By Christine Lunsford Last updated

Launches & Spacecraft
Antares Rocket Takes Off in Test Launch
Northrop Grumman's Private Antares Rocket: 5 Surprising Facts

By Miriam Kramer Last updated

Here are five things you might not have known about Antares.

Private Spaceflight
Vader is Luke's dad!? What a twist!
The Greatest 'Star Wars' Movie Plot Twists of All Time

By Scott Snowden Published

With "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" here and the promise of more plot twists and turns just days away, we look back at the best we’ve ever seen in the "Star Wars" movie franchise.

Space Movies & Shows
Skywatcher Jim Gamble of El Paso, Texas created this composite image of the 2010 Leonid meteor shower display using an allsky camera.
The Leonid Meteor Shower Explained in 10 Facts

By Robert Roy Britt Published

Meteors & Meteor Showers
A man sits on top of a mountain watching the Perseid meteor shower
10 fascinating Perseid meteor shower facts

By Daisy Dobrijevic Published

Learn more about the Perseid meteor shower with these 10 amazing facts about the impressive shooting star display.

Meteors & Meteor Showers
Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin stands on the lunar surface during the first moon landing in 1969
NASA's 17 Apollo Moon Missions in Pictures

By Space.com Staff Published

NASA's Apollo program put the first humans on the moon. See how the missions flew in this photo tour.

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Testing complete! Space.com contributor Elizabeth Howell pulls out of the NDX-2 spacesuit, under supervision by Pablo de León, a space studies professor at the University of North Dakota (left). This prototype suit may be adapted for use in the field if NASA lunar landing missions move forward as planned, because NDX-2 is primarily designed to accommodate the priorities and constraints of walking on the moon.
Stellar Threads: Trying on a Spacesuit Brings Thrills and Challenges

By Elizabeth Howell Published

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