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"CBS This Morning" went behind the scenes to see what the Apollo 11 crew did in the hours before they blasted off for the moon 50 years ago. Tony Dokoupil shows us everything from where they suited up, to what they ate for breakfast.
NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Christina Koch are the closest Americans to the moon. They’re on the International Space Station about 250 miles above Earth. Tony Dokoupil spoke with the astronauts about what the legacy of the Apollo 11 mission means to them.
NASA is setting its sights on a trip back to the moon by 2024. Some critics argue that is "unrealistic," amid budget concerns and already missed deadlines. Mark Strassmann reports.
Crowds are gathering at Kennedy Space Center to mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch, the mission to put the first people on the moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the moon's surface, while Michael Collins orbited above. Tony Dokoupil reports from Kennedy Space Center.
Two legends tell the story of the momentous 1969 moon walk. Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong and "CBS Evening News" anchor Walter Cronkite — the man who made history and the man who reported it. Watch "Man on the Moon," hosted by "CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O'Donnell, Tuesday, July 16 at 10/9c on CBS.
The company has been searching for the cause of a catastrophic explosion that destroyed an unmanned Crew Dragon spacecraft in April
A timeline of major events in the decade-long race to land astronauts on the moon
Videographer Carl Mrozek on the recovery that America's national symbol has accomplished in the wild, thanks to the Endangered Species Act
The crew of Apollo 11 came together by chance for the first moon landing
Astronaut Michael Collins, Mission Control flight director Gene Kranz and spacecraft communicator Charlie Duke recount the first manned landing on the moon
