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Thousands of photos from Nasa’s Apollo missions to the moon have been added to Flickr
Selection of super hi-res images from the Apollo 11 mission, from the criss-cross of boot prints in the lunar dust, to Neil Armstrong's watery gaze after first landing.
Feb 8, 2013 - Apollo mission control consoles used during the apollo missions to the moon. This is where the cap com, and all the other flight engineers would be stationed during the flight.
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Apollo 15 embarked in July of 1971 and was the fourth mission in which humans walked on the moon. Two astronauts, Commander David R. Scott and LM (Lunar
The objective of NASA’s Apollo Program (1963-1972) was to land humans on the Moon and bring them safely back to Earth. Six of the missions accomplished this goal, completing the 238,900-mile return…
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter images Tranquility base, site of Apollo 11 landing.
On Dec. 7, 1972, NASA launched its last Apollo mission to the moon: Apollo 17. See photos from that historic mission, which landed astronauts Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt on the moon while Ron Evans orbited above.
The Apollo program evolved from projects Mercury and Gemini, successfully setting the feet of human beings on the moon six times and a total of 12 astronauts between 1961 and 1972.
A half century ago, human beings left our planet for a trip around the moon for the first time, and brought home incredible images of vistas never seen before.
Sure, most of the moon's craters were made billions of years ago. But - even now - the moon is still being hit by a surprising number of meteoroids.
Fra Mauro, crater on the Moon that appears to be heavily eroded; it was named for a 15th-century Italian monk and mapmaker. About 80 km (50 miles) in diameter, Fra Mauro lies at about 6° S, 17° W, in the Nubium Basin (Mare Nubium) impact structure. The name is also applied to the extensive surrounding region, called the Fra Mauro Formation, which lunar scientists interpret to be material ejected from the impact that formed the giant Imbrium Basin (Mare Imbrium) to the north—the largest impact basin (mare) on the Moon’s near side. A broad, shallow valley within the formation about
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Back in the time when the United States and the USSR were involved in a space race, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower started a space program, to remain
Some say it was a giant leap for humanity, some say it was fake, some even say Stanely Kubrick directed it. However, the landing on the moon is still a
Apollo 9 recovery
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