Apollo NASA's Journey to the Moon

Houston, we have a new series! NASA just turned 60, and we're celebrating by exploring one of the space agency's greatest decades. Starting this month, we'll dive into the details of each Apollo mission and bring you unknown stories of triumph and tragedy.

During World War II, German scientists created the first missile capable of reaching space, and it became the catalyst for humanity's venture into the unknown.

All three Apollo 1 astronauts were killed during a pre-launch test. In the months leading up to the disaster, there were several red flags that cemented the crew's fate.

After a major overhaul and three unmanned missions, Apollo 7 finally took the program to space. And the astronauts gave Earthlings a real-time look of life in orbit.

A last minute shake up in 1968 sent a manned crew outside of Earth's orbit for the first time.

NASA's mission control had to be ready to solve any problem, but during Apollo 12, the team was faced with a shocking scenario that no one expected.

When an explosion shutdown the main Apollo 13 spacecraft, NASA was put on the edge of a catastrophic disaster. Mission Control had to figure out how to get the astronauts home or they'd be stranded in space.

Apollo 14 conducted more scientific exploration of the Moon than any mission before it, and discoveries from the trip would eventually shape a new understanding of our celestial neighbor.

NASA's first car to drive on the Moon revolutionized space exploration, giving astronauts the ability to travel farther than ever before.

NASA had grand plans for the Moon during the Apollo program, but those dreams were cut short a few years after the first landing.

It's been 50 years since NASA last sent humans to the Moon. Looking to the future, the agency has ambitious plans for a lunar revival in the next decade.