In 1969, three NASA astronauts abroad Apollo 10 flew incredibly close to the Moon. They had a lunar module a working descent engine but weren't allowed to land

During the Apollo 10 mission, astronauts soared just nine miles above the Moon's surface, meticulously testing lunar module ...
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The Making Of Apollo's Command Module: 2 Engineers Recall Tragedy And Triumph

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Apollo 10, Soyuz capsule among artifacts moving to new space gallery in London

The spacesuit worn by the first Briton in space, the Russian capsule that brought Britain's first professional astronaut back to Earth, and the only flown-to-the-moon Apollo command module to be on ...
Astronomy

May 22, 1969: Snoopy’s closest approach to the Moon

The final mission before the landmark Apollo 11, Apollo 10 served as a dress rehearsal, testing every aspect of the Moon landing except for the actual landing itself. On May 18, the crew of Commander ...
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Flotation Bag, Apollo 10

Click to open image viewer. Packed in a nylon cover, this is one of three flotation bags that were attached to the Apollo 10 Command Module. When an Apollo command module landed in the ocean, it could ...