NASA, Artemis and Apollo
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From Mercury & Apollo Missions to the Space Shuttle Program, Mars Rover Landings, & Artemis II.
On Dec. 7, 1972, NASA launched the last crew to land on the moon with the Apollo 17 mission. Three NASA astronauts flew to the moon that day: Gene Cernan was the commander, Ronald Evans was the command module pilot, and Harrison Schmitt piloted the lander.
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Apollo program began as part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) ten-year plan from 1959, which planned for lunar exploration sometime in the 1970s. Following President ...
On this date, Jan. 22, 1968, Apollo 5 launched in a major step forward for U.S. missions to the lunar surface. The Apollo 5 mission tested the Lunar Module in space for the first time, which was crucial to the future manned missions to the moon. Also, on ...
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How much did Apollo actually cost the United States?
NASA’s Apollo program, a monumental endeavor spanning from 1961 to 1972, culminated in the historic Apollo 11 mission that landed the first humans on the Moon on July 20, 1969. The program’s total cost was a staggering $25.4 billion in then-year ...
Nearly 50 years after Apollo 11's flight to the moon, a committee was formed to lead restorations on Historic Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center. People looked through countless videos and photos, talked with former mission control personnel and ...
Jim Lovell, an astronaut best known as the commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13, has died. He was 97. NASA announced his death Friday and included this statement from his family: “We are enormously proud of his amazing life and career accomplishments ...
US astronaut Jim Lovell, the commander of the Apollo 13 Moon mission which nearly ended in disaster in 1970 after a mid-flight explosion, has died at the age of 97, NASA announced Friday. The former Navy pilot, who was portrayed by actor Tom Hanks in the ...
The astronaut's stand means you can have it 'floating' in mid-air, and the red and blue stripes, with a little gray to boot, add extra life to their costume. In our review of the Lego Creator 3-in-1 Astronaut, we called it "An iconic Lego space set that we're absolutely proud to have on our shelves," and you won't regret snapping this up either.