OCEANSIDEOCEANSIDE — If you were around during the era of the Apollo space program, chances are you’ve seen the handiwork of Shelby Jacobs. The Oceanside retiree, who turns 80 on Monday, designed the ...

Like everybody else in 2020, the members of Los Angeles indie-rock band Aloud were stuck at home. With a lush new album, Sprezzatura, that they were unable to take on tour, bandleaders Jen de la Osa ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. At 7 o’clock on the morning on April 4, 1968, Apollo 6 thundered ...

An overview of the history and accomplishments of NASA's Apollo missions. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Apollo program was ...

MISSION MOON: Nearly 50 years have passed since Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. Our special anniversary coverage explores how the country came together to ...

Fifty years ago this month, humans stepped onto the moon for the first time in history. On July 16, 1969, the crew of NASA's Apollo 11 mission — astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael ...

James A. Lovell Jr., the commander of the Apollo 13 mission, led the three man crew, narrowly surviving a near catastrophic explosion in space in 1970. By Jamie Leventhal He led the three-man crew ...

“My husband came home, and as best as he could, told me what he had just volunteered for,” Susan Borman, the wife of the Apollo 8 commander, recalled later in a PBS documentary. “And I was trying to ...

A desperate president who set an ambitious deadline to reach the moon. A Cold War rival whose technological edge in space prodded Americans into action. The unsparing ingenuity of U.S. scientists and ...