The Apollo spaceflight program lasted from 1961 to 1972. Apollo 11 was Neil Armstrong's famous first step. Apollo 17 was the ...
Moon rocks have also made brief visits at the White House. During Trump's first term in office, a different Apollo 17 rock ...
Even if the flags have remained standing when crews rocketed off the moon, it is almost certain that they are not in the same condition as when they were first deployed on the lunar surface.
The 'forgotten astronaut' of the 1969 moon landing shared the bizarre way they were treated upon returning to Earth following ...
The WMF's concern isn't just about physical preservation but also about maintaining the historical and cultural value these ...
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin is perfectly centered, his silhouette standing out against the monochrome lunar landscape. The ...
Humans are inching closer to living beyond Earth, but sustaining life on the moon or Mars requires a critical resource: water ...
The next Sputnik Moment will take place against the backdrop of great power competition, as it did in the 1950s. This time, ...
For comparison, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin spent 21 hours on the Moon during Apollo 11. The final Moon landing during Apollo 17 lasted 75 hours. Two weeks on the Moon with this equipment ...
It has been 54 years since NASA landed astronauts on the Moon for the third time. On February 5, 1971, astronauts Alan ...
Apollo 11's Neil Armstrong is captured in an image taken by fellow moonwalker, Buzz Aldrin, following flag planting on the moon in July 1969. | Credit: NASA Apollo 11's flag raising on the ancient ...