Rod Pyle
Furthermore, the Apollo 17 flag planted in December 1972, the program's last moon mission, was uniquely noteworthy; that flag had been displayed in the Mission Operations Control Room during the other Apollo missions, and then emplaced on the moon by the last moonwalking crew, Eugene Cernan an...
Apollo 11 Facts: Lesson for Kids from Chapter 8 / Lesson 19 20K The Apollo 11 lunar mission in 1969 was the first manned space flight to the moon. Learn about the goal of the mission, what was learned, the names of the three-man crew, and how the spacecraft was named. Related...
Apollo 17 moonwalkers packed up their belongings and rocketed off that barren landscape in 1972. Last to explore the moon was the former Soviet Union's robotic Luna 24 sample return mission in 1976. If successful, theChang'e 3 missionwill mark the first time a Chinese spacecraft has ...
Another famous rock was collected during the last mission, Apollo 17, and designated sample 70017. It is a titanium-rich basalt from the Taurus-Littrow Valley, and after an initial analysis President Richard Nixon ordered the sample sliced up and distributed to the 50 States plus 135 foreign ...
On each occasion, the tent I was using was the “best” tent for the job – but mainly because of the circumstances, not the tent itself. Got a clear idea of what kind of bike trip you’re going on? Great! Read on… Wild-camping on the Outer Mongolian steppe with two Vaude Hogan...
From the late 1950s to the mid-1970s, the two superpowers were embroiled in a bitter competition over who could 'conquer' outer space first. Beginning with the launch of the first satellite and culminating with a joint mission between the two superpowers, the space race was a unique period...
NASA astronauts Harrison “Jack” Schmitt, Gene Cernan (waving), and Ron Evans (top) step aboard the USS Ticonderaga after splashing down at the end of the Apollo 17 mission, December 19, 1972. Credit: NASA Exactly 50 years ago today, Apollo 17 astronauts Gene Cernan and Harrison “Jack...
The U.S. pavilion focuses on space travel. Its lunar stone from the Apollo 12 mission, a sensation at the 1970 expo, was back on display. China, also highlighting space technology, exhibits soil samples from its lunar missions. Carrying a “Not for sale” sign and decorated with its blue...
Apollo 13 was a mission that tested NASA and its astronauts to the hilt. It was the thirtheenth scheduled lunar space exploration mission, scheduled for liftoff at the thirtheenth minute after the thirteenth hour. It was supposed to travel to the Moon, and three astronauts would attempt a ...