Apollo 11 mission

NASA's Gerry Griffin at a recent visit to Kennedy Space Center's Visitor Complex.

Apollo Flight Controllers: The People Who Made Moon Missions Happen

After launching from Kennedy Space Center, flight controllers in Houston, Texas took over the operation of Apollo missions — keeping a watchful eye on the…

JoAnn Morgan was the only woman in the launch firing room during the launch of Apollo 11.

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Meet JoAnn Morgan, The Only Woman In The Apollo 11 Firing Room

By Brendan Byrne / WMFEOn the morning of July 16, dozens of technicians and flight controllers piled into the firing room at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center…

The firing room, mobile launcher and Vehicle Assembly Building all received upgrades ahead of NASA's next moon mission Artemis.

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Fifty Years After Apollo, NASA Targets Moon Once More

By Brendan Byrne / WMFEIt’s been 50 years since the Apollo 11 mission sent the first humans to the moon. Five decades later NASA is on another moon shot,…

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 11 mission.

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Remembering 'One Giant Leap For Mankind' 50 Years After The Moon Landing

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By Robin Sussingham and Stephanie Colombini Saturday July 20 marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, considered by many to be one of the…

Remembering 'One Giant Leap For Mankind' 50 Years After The Moon Landing

Stephanie Colombini

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By Robin Sussingham and Stephanie Colombini Saturday July 20 marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, considered by many to be one of the…