Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am Founder and Executive Chair of Humatics and a professor at MIT. “We’re smoking right down there…” cooed astronaut Pete Conrad ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins returned Tuesday to the exact spot where he flew to the moon 50 years ago with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Collins had the spotlight to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. A half-century after Apollo 11's Eagle lander kissed the Sea ...

Click here if you are unable to view this gallery or video on a mobile device. It’s been 50 years since humanity’s first trip to the moon. The nation stopped and watched on July 20, 1969, as Apollo 11 ...