The spacesuit worn by the first Briton in space, the Russian capsule that brought Britain's first professional astronaut back to Earth, and the only flown-to-the-moon Apollo command module to be on ...

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Chromogenic color photograph printed on fiber-based photographic paper with "A Kodak Paper" watermark; Black and white photograph printed on fiber-based photographic paper with "A Kodak Paper" ...

This Smithsonian Snapshot marks the May 18, 1969, launch of the Apollo 10 mission. The Apollo 10 spacecraft launched from Cape Kennedy at 12:49 p.m. EST with commander Thomas Stafford, command module ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (WCSC) — Apollo 10’s lunar module flew within nine miles of the moon’s surface 57 years ago in a dress rehearsal for the first lunar landing. Apollo 10 launched from Cape ...

PACIFIC OCEAN (WCSC) — The Apollo 10 lunar module returned to earth on May 26, 1969. The module re-entered Earth’s atmosphere and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, returning Mission Commander Thomas ...

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. (WHNT) — 56 years ago today, the Apollo 10 “dress rehearsal” mission launched into space to set up the Apollo 11 moon landing mission a month later. Apollo 10 launched from Cape ...

Click to open image viewer. Packed in a nylon cover, this is one of three flotation bags that were attached to the Apollo 10 Command Module. When an Apollo command module landed in the ocean, it could ...

This striking view, enhanced by the large format of this exceptional vintage print, gives the viewer the remarkable sensation of looking through a window at one of the most extraordinary events in ...