CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Jack King, a NASA public affairs official who became the voice of the Apollo moon shots, died Thursday. He was 84. King counted down the historic launch of Apollo 11 on July 16, ...

In the Firing Room of the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Control Center, Jack King's announcements keep the public up-to-date during the countdown for Apollo 12, the second lunar landing mission ...

When Rhett Turner's voice broadcast out from a Houston studio in July 1969, describing in clear, deliberate language the events of Apollo 11, it was heard over shortwave radio by people in dozens of ...

On the eve of the 50th anniversary of man first walking on the moon, Google is celebrating with a special Doodle featuring a voice over from Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins. The doodle includes an ...

When Apollo 10 streaked smoothly on its course toward the moon last week, it did so with a difference. Paul Haney, for six years the cool and detached “voice” of Gemini and Apollo, was gone. His ...

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (EDITOR’S NOTE: “Apollo 11: An AP Special Anniversary Edition,” available in paperback and e-book exclusively on Amazon.com , chronicles America’s journey to the moon. The ...

In addition to conducting science experiments, collecting lunar specimens and walking on the moon, Apollo astronauts also had another important job while floating (and walking) around space: taking ...

There’s nothing quite like the golden anniversary of one of humanity’s greatest accomplishments to encourage sellers to part with their historic collectors’ items – and inspire scam artists to get ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. "Lift-off! We have a lift-off... 32 minutes past the hour. Lift-off on Apollo 11." It was with ...