Ralph Longfellow, the lead project engineer for the Apollo 11 lunar landing radar, shares his perspective on the historic 1969 mission and the future of space exploration. CORONADO, Calif. (KGTV) — A ...

David McFarland was just shy of his 14th birthday when on July 20, 1969, he sat in front of the family television and joined 650 million other enthralled viewers as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin ...

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A 93-year-old Arizona Apollo engineer is reflecting on his role designing the backpack antenna that transmitted Neil Armstrong’s first words from the moon. While working for Motorola at 36 years old, ...

TOMORROW. COMING UP, I’LL SHOW YOU THAT EASTER RAIN TIMING. CHRIS. THANK YOU. HISTORY TONIGHT IN THE SKY IS FOR ASTRONAUTS EMBARKED ON A HIGH STAKES FLIGHT AROUND THE MOON. AFTER A SHORT DELAY, THE ...

Leroy L. “Larkin” Niemyer Jr., a Westinghouse Electric Corp. engineer who helped direct the building of the lunar camera that Apollo 11 astronauts took to the moon in 1969, died June 19 of ...

"Thanks for all your effort," wrote the first moonwalker. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Neil Armstrong was appreciative, but as ...

It's 55 years since US astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong became the first people to walk on the Moon. Neil Armstrong stepped onto the surface of the Moon on 20 July 1969. As he did so, he ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Coronado space engineer who played a critical role in the Apollo 11 moon landing is looking back at the historic 1969 event as ...

PHOENIX - Astronauts landed on the moon more than 50 years ago, and a Valley man was a big part of that mission— linking Arizona to a piece of history in the first and next eras of lunar exploration.

Look at a picture of the Apollo 11 launch and you'll probably notice the rocket's pointed tip and the fire coming from the five giant engines in the first stage of the 36-story-tall Saturn V rocket.