News Archive / Tagged: Apollo 11

• Our spaceflight heritage: A conversation with Fred Haise

  Scott JohnsonDecember 24th, 2021

  Spaceflight Insider spoke with Fred Haise after a ceremony commemorating the 2020 designation of the A-1 Test Stand after the Apollo 13 astronaut.

• Petition asks NASA to name Lunar Gateway after Michael Collins

  Theresa CrossMay 6th, 2021

  There is a Change.org petition to rename NASA’s Lunar Gateway after former Apollo astronaut Michael Collins, who died April 28, 2021, at age 90.

• Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins dies at 90

  Derek RichardsonApril 28th, 2021

  Former NASA Gemini and Apollo astronaut Michael Collins died April 28, 2021, after battling cancer, according to his family. He was 90 years old.

• VP Pence reinforces lunar convictions at Apollo 11 celebration

  Cullen DesforgesJuly 21st, 2019

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Vice President Mike Pence paid a visit to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, July 19 at the center’s Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building. His appearance came at a time when the agency both remembered past achievements and worked toward restoring along-lost capability.

• Inside the SIRIUS-19 lunar mission simulation: preparing for the next leap

  Paul KnightlyJuly 19th, 2019

  As the world prepares to mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, a 4-month long international lunar mission simulation is preparing to conclude in Russia. SIRIUS, which stands for Scientific International Research in Unique Terrestrial Station, aims to study human psychology and performance under a simulated lunar mission scenario in order to […]

• Doubters, difficulty and distance – Apollo 11’s LRR experiment

  Jason RhianJuly 18th, 2019

  To hear Moon landing conspiracy theorists tell it, the U.S. never sent men to the Moon during the Apollo Program of the 60s and 70s. A recent SpaceFlight Insider interview about a remote facility suggests otherwise.

• Virginia Tech celebrates the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11

  Steve HammerJuly 17th, 2019

  BLACKSBURG, Va. -- “The Real McCoy”, that’s what astronaut Michael Collins wrote on the cover of the Apollo 11 flight plan on display at the "Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 presentation at Virginia Tech." That is a great way to describe this collection of memorabilia and artifacts. The flight plan, which outlined all aspects of the mission, was just a small part of the presentation however.

• Was Apollo 11 faked? USSR: ‘Nyet’

  Jason RhianJuly 16th, 2019

  Anyone who has ever had a disagreement with anyone else can expect their 'opponent' to paint them as the worst person on the planet and to point out every failure, every falsehood (real or imagined) you've ever had or uttered. In terms of lunar conspiracy theorists this consideration, seems to have eluded them. There were people who would have loved to have proved Apollos 11-17 were faked - a whole nation's worth.

• Proof of Apollo 11 landing hard as ‘rock’

  Joe LatrellJuly 15th, 2019

  JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Texas -- When asked why they believe the Apollo 11 Moon landings were faked, conspiracy theorists point to the lack of stars in the photos taken by the astronauts, incongruous shadows and other bits of data from that mission. Some evidence that counters their claims isn't so fragile, in fact - it's written in stone.

• Alan Parsons Live Project set to sing Apollo 11’s praises

  Mike HowardJuly 11th, 2019

  COCOA, Fla. -- With the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 Moon landing just around the corner, the Alan Parsons Live Project will put on a concert to honor the occasion. SpaceFlight Insider spoke with Parsons to get his take on the mission and how he is working to honor its memory.

• Our SpaceFlight Heritage: Apollo 10 paves way for 1st human lunar landing

  Derek RichardsonMay 18th, 2019

  As NASA takes aim on the Moon with its Artemis program, it is important to remember the missions that paved the way for the agency's first manned landing. One of the most critical of these - was Apollo 10.

• Launch date of 2nd Falcon Heavy flight pushed back

  Jason RhianApril 5th, 2019

  The first flight of a Falcon Heavy rocket with a commercial payload will have to wait a little while longer before lifting off from Kennedy Space Center.

• US Mint unveils Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin

  Mike HowardJanuary 25th, 2019

  The United States Mint unveiled a series of commemorative coins celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing.

• Is flag controversy to blame for First Man’s performance at the box office?

  Jason RhianOctober 29th, 2018

  Does the exclusion of Neil Armstrong planting the US flag on the Moon have anything to do with First Man not meeting expectations at the box office?

• Buzz Aldrin alleges fraud in suit against family, manager and his own organizations

  Derek RichardsonJune 23rd, 2018

  BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A document coming out of Florida’s 18th Judicial Circuit states that Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin has apparently opened a civil suit against two of his children and his former manager involved with several of his organizations.