However, when Apollo 11 neared its destination, astronauts performed a braking manoeuvre known as "lunar orbit insertion" to slow the spacecraft and cause it to go into orbit around the Moon.

A new mathematical study suggests that the abandoned Ascent Stage of the Apollo 11 mission's Eagle Lunar Module (LM), long believed to have crashed on the Moon in 1969, may be circling our largest ...

A discarded part of the Apollo 11 spacecraft that helped return astronauts from the first visit to the lunar surface may still be in orbit around the moon, rather than having crash-landed as once ...

Apollo 10 got within nine miles of the moon's surface. The crew took pictures and gathered information about the landing sites for Apollo 11. This mission began on May 18, 1969 and ended on May 26.

Michael Collins may not be a household name like his fellow Apollo 11 crewmembers Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, but he played a pivotal role in the success of the epic mission.

Crewmate Michael Collins remains behind in lunar orbit aboard the Apollo 11 command module. Aug. 15-18: Woodstock music festival. Oct. 29: First electronic message exchange with ARPANET, ...

Mr. Collins is often the forgotten astronaut on Apollo 11, the one who remained in orbit, 60 miles above the moon in the Apollo command module, waiting for his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Buzz ...

The successful Apollo 11 mission delivered two American astronauts – Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin – to the lunar surface on July 20, 1969 (while Michael Collins famously remained in orbit). ...

When Apollo 11 arrived in lunar orbit, the Soviet's probe was already there. By David Kerley, Mina Kaji, and Samantha Spitz. July 17, 2019, 9:31 PM. 3:43.

Apollo 11's Saturn V rocket needed a lot of power to launch into orbit and reach the Moon. Here's what engines the spacecraft used to accomplish its mission.

Apollo 11, of course, was the mission that put men on the moon, and its astronauts Neil Armstrong (BSAE '55), ... Apollo 11 fell into orbit 60 miles above the moon's surface, and on July 20 at 1:45 ...

Apollo 11's flight path took the spacecraft into Earth orbit 11 minutes after launch. Just over two hours later, during its second orbit, ...