As four astronauts whiz toward a flyby of the Moon, looking out for them are mission control experts using cutting-edge technology and lessons learned from the Apollo program 50 years ago."There are

From outdated tech to funding hurdles, here’s why astronauts haven’t landed on the moon in over five decades

NASA said Friday it’s revamping its Artemis moon exploration program to make it more like the fast-paced Apollo program half a century ago, adding an extra practice flight before attempting a high-risk lunar landing with a crew in two years. The overhaul ...

The voyage will be the first manned mission to lay eyes close to the moon since the end of the Apollo program, launched on December 7, 1972, and concluded on December 19, 1972. Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt spent over three days on the lunar surface in the Taurus-Littrow valley,