The command module was the backbone of NASA's Apollo program, which carried astronauts to the moon 50 years ago.

On March 3, 1969, NASA launched the Apollo 9 mission to test the first crewed Lunar Module spacecraft that would pave the way for future moon landings. See how the mission worked in photos here.

Of all the pictures of the lunar module commonly accompanying articles about the Apollo lunar landings, none really show just how tiny the spacecraft was.

In the first week of March 1969, NASA's Apollo 9 mission saw the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) getting its first full orbital workout as the US sprinted the last lap of the race to be the first on ...

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. Advertisement 4 ...

Artemis splash down a reminder: Apollo 10 lunar module keeps on trekking Spacecraft that carried astronauts on the 'dress rehearsal' for the first moon landing was left in orbit around the sun ...

Though they spent the bulk of every Apollo mission mated as one spacecraft, the Apollo command-service module was actually two separate vehicles, only one of which came home.

After a meticulous search through terabytes of optical data, a team led by astronomer Nick Howes says it's '98 percent convinced' they've pinpointed the lost lunar module from Apollo 10.

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This lunar module represents one of humanity’s greatest achievements: landing people on another heavenly body. Brief Description Between 1969 and 1972, six lunar modules identical to this one landed a ...