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Anita Mitchell Recalls Life With Apollo 14 Astronaut in Memoir; New Book Explores Lunar Flight, Family Life and Space History

Anita Mitchell reflects on marriage to Edgar Mitchell, media pressure, and life on Earth during the Apollo 14 lunar mission.
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NASA crashed Apollo 12 into the moon... then it vibrated for nearly an hour - "It rang like a bell."

On November 20, 1969, NASA deliberately crashed Apollo 12 hardware into the Moon while seismic instruments monitored the impact. The resulting vibrations lasted far longer than many people would ...
Newsday

Apollo vs. Artemis: What to know about NASA's return to the moon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Apollo moonshots are a tough act to follow, even after all this time. As four astronauts get set to blast off on humanity’s first trip to the moon in more than half a ...

Apollo 12 lunar module impact: NASA crash tested moon’s seismology; myth of hollowness debunked

In November 1969, Apollo 12 astronauts deliberately crashed the lunar module’s empty ascent stage into the Moon to create a controlled seismic signal. The impact was detected by the Passive Seismic ...

In 1975, NASA sent a pocket calculator on Apollo-Soyuz as a backup if its main computer failed; 37 years later, it ended up at the Smithsonian

NASA utilized an HP-65 calculator as a crucial backup system during the Apollo-Soyuz mission. This programmable device ...
New York Post

Seven inventions from the Apollo space program we still use today

It’s been nearly 50 years since NASA put a man on the moon but many of the technologies invented for the groundbreaking Apollo space program are still used in our lives on Earth today. From the tiny ...
The Verge

Apollo was NASA’s biggest win — but its legacy is holding the agency back

Ever since Apollo 11 carried the first people to the Moon, NASA has vowed that it will surpass its most historic achievement — either by returning to the Moon or by sending people to Mars. But after ...
Newsweek

NASA Apollo 11 Moon Rock Was Destroyed in a Fire, Records Reveal

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A piece of moon rock gifted to Ireland following NASA's historic Apollo ...
Engadget

The sneakers inspired by Apollo 11 and the Moon landing

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. NASA's Apollo 11 has had an outsize influence on our culture since July 20th, 1969. That's the day the spaceflight mission successfully ...
NPR

NASA Apollo astronaut Walt Cunningham has died at age 90

One of the early Apollo astronauts has died. Walt Cunningham died Tuesday after complications from a fall. He was 90. Walt Cunningham flew in space just one time. His flight in 1968 was an important — ...
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Apollo vs. Artemis: What to know about NASA's return to the moon

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA's Space Launch System rocket with the Orion spacecraft set for the Artemis 2 mission is seen on Launch Complex 39B at sunrise ...