This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — The Apollo 16 ...

An astronaut who walked on the moon almost 50 years ago is entering the new year with a new title in recognition of the state he has called home since he returned to Earth. Charles Duke, who became ...

Apollo 16 was notable not for the news it made but the news the crew received while on the lunar surface in 1972. During an April 21 moon walk, mission Commander John Young received a message from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thomas K. Mattingly, a key commander during the Apollo 16 mission to the moon, died at age 87, NASA announced Thursday. Mattingly, ...

"We lost one of our country's heroes on Oct. 31. NASA astronaut TK Mattingly was key to the success of our Apollo Program, and his shining personality will ensure he is remembered throughout history," ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A big celebration at the South Carolina State Museum marks 50 years since Apollo 16, when South Carolinian Charles Duke became the youngest person ever to walk on the Moon. Duke ...

A key tool used in the successful Apollo 16 mission is up for grabs in a new auction. The moon scoop that successfully collected samples of rock from the moon in 1972 can finally be yours.

When Duke and Young hit the regolith, it marked the first time that astronauts had set foot in the rugged lunar highlands. Apollo 16’s landing site was Descartes, a region some 7,400 feet (2,250 ...

Thomas K. Mattingly II, a NASA astronaut who helped bring Apollo 13 home, is dead at 87. Mattingly II died on Tuesday, Oct. 31, according to a press release from NASA. NASA selected him as an ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — The Apollo 16 capsule is dusty all these decades after it carried three astronauts to the moon. Cobwebs cling to the spacecraft. Business cards, a pencil, money, a spoon and ...

NASA astronaut Ken Mattingly, who orbited the moon during the Apollo 16 mission, has died. He was 87. The space agency confirmed Mattingly died on Tuesday. “NASA astronaut TK Mattingly was key to the ...

Workers open the glass case enclosing the Apollo 16 lunar capsule at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Ala., on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. AP HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The Apollo 16 capsule is ...