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.

Apollo 11 looked flawless from Earth, but the mission nearly failed before it even left the launch pad. A hydrogen valve leaked on the Saturn V, engineers froze it shut with water, and the crew later ...

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 ...