Are you a fan of the Apollo moon landings? Can you type? If so, then the Smithsonian might just have the perfect pastime project for you.

The replica Apollo command module control panel features every switch, knob and indicator as the original, based on the blueprints for and 3D scans of the historic NASA spacecraft.

Since Apollo, space toilets have gotten better and "we could start using regular food," he says. ... "The human is flying an idealized model of the machine, which is a simulation.

Through original Apollo 11-flown objects, models, videos and interactives, visitors will learn about the historic journey of the Apollo 11 crew — Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin.

6. To distribute temperature evenly inside while traveling in space, the Apollo spacecraft spun like a rotisserie chicken. The Apollo 17 Command Module in lunar orbit. Credit: NASA. Temperatures in ...

Columbia is the only part of the Apollo 11 spacecraft to return intact to Earth. It carried the crew, ... NASA purchased for astronaut use “Rocket” model felt-tipped markers for taking notes during ...

A piece of space history has sold at auction for US$744,994 after the moondust-besmirched checklist Apollo 17 Commander Gene Cernan wore on his spacesuited wrist during the last crewed lunar ...

The computer interface of NASA's 1960s Apollo spacecraft is meticulously replicated in miniature in the DSKY Moonwatch, a multifunctional timepiece created by British start-up Apollo Instruments.