Rocket engines that may have powered the flight of the first man to walk on the moon have been recovered off the coast of Florida from a depth of nearly three miles beneath the ocean's surface. Well, ...

For four decades, the engines that powered Apollo 11 to the moon have lain at the bottom of the Atlantic. But they'll soon rise again. On July 16, 1969, the world watched as the Apollo 11 spacecraft ...

Boeing announced a structural reorganization this week to combine its safety, quality and manufacturing processes into one division, bringing several leadership… Read More When Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos ...

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~ While old parts will be used as lab examples and for testing, none of the antique hardware is likely to reach orbit. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Jim Snoddy and other NASA engineers didn't just go to the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 20 (Reuters) - A recovery team funded by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has plucked two rocket engines from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean that were used to send astronauts to ...

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Big crowds gathered at Port Canaveral to catch a glimpse of space history. We first told you Wednesday about the successful project which recovered Saturn V rocket engines from the bottom of the ocean ...

On Jan. 22, 1968, NASA launched Apollo 5, marking the first time the Apollo Lunar Module flew in space and a critical step toward landing astronauts on the Moon.