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NASA's Apollo 5 mission launched on Jan. 22, 1968 and marked the first test flight of the Lunar Module that would eventually carry astronauts to the moon. See photos from the historic mission here!
Buzz Aldrin: Lunar module pilot for Apollo 11.A U.S Air Force pilot before joining NASA in 1963, Aldrin first launched into space on the Gemini 12 mission in 1966 to test spacewalking procedures ...
NASA Apollo 15 Journal, Last revised Oct. 27, 2017, Deploying the Lunar Roving Vehicle NASA (via YouTube), May 19, 2013, Lunar Rover Vehicle Deployment Animation NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter ...
The Apollo 17 lunar lander module left behind by US astronauts on the moon’s surface could be causing moonquakes, or small tremors, a new study revealed. CNN values your feedback 1.
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A few minutes ahead of their scheduled wake-up time, two NASA astronauts, Eugene A. Cernan and Harrison Schmitt, called home from Apollo 17’s smelly, dust-strewn lunar module to croon “Good ...
Since signals to and from Earth are delayed by a few seconds due to the 240,000 mile distance, mission engineers suggested pre-programming the lunar module liftoffs for Apollo missions 15, 16, and 17.
Announced in May, the Lego Technic NASA Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle - LRV was released for sale today (Aug. 1). The 1,913-piece set is aimed at adults and retails for $219.99 (€219.99 or £189.99).
(CNN) — A spacecraft left behind by US astronauts on the lunar surface could be causing small tremors known as moonquakes, according to a new study. Abandoned Apollo 17 lunar lander module is ...