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The highlight of the last human spaceflight to the Moon occurred on 11 Dec. 1972, with the lunar landing of Apollo 17. After a four-day journey to the Moon, astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt descended to the lunar surface while crewmate Ronald Evans remained in lunar orbit. Schmitt, the only professional geologist to walk on the Moon, and Cernan landed in the Taurus-Littrow highlands region, an area that offered a unique combination of old and young geologic material. Credit…

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A photo, taken by the Apollo 11 crew on their way home from the moon, showed both the first and last lunar landing sites. The first manned lunar landing, Apollo 11 on July 20, 1969, occurred at the southwestern part of the Sea of Tranquility. Apollo 17, the final Apollo mission, touched down in the Taurus-Littrow area, a combination mountainous highland and lowlands valley region. The Apollo 17 astronauts took advantage of the lunar roving vehicle developed by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight…

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Japan's SLIM Mission: Lunar Lander Touches Down, Unveiling Moon's Secrets!

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Japan's space agency, JAXA, has achieved a major milestone in its space exploration program with the successful landing of a small lunar lander on the moon. The lander, named Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), touched down on the moon's surface in the southwestern region known as the Mare Nubium. Equipped with a high-resolution camera and a laser altimeter, SLIM is designed to study the moon's topography and gather data on its composition. The landing site was carefully chosen for…

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Japan's Moon Landing Breakthrough: Amazing Images of Lunar Lander Touchdown!

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Japan has achieved a major milestone in its space exploration program with the successful landing of a lunar lander on the moon. The Japanese space agency, JAXA, confirmed the landing and released images of the lander touching down on the moon's surface. The lunar lander, named Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), has been specifically designed to study the moon's topography and gather data on its composition. Equipped with a high-resolution camera and a laser altimeter, the lander…

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Apollo 11 crafts for kids! Share with your students how to make a lunar lander like used for the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. Try these moon landing activities for kids today!

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China's Moon Adventure: Chang'e-4 Mission Makes History!

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China's space exploration reached a new height with the successful Chang'e-4 mission to the moon. The spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon, a remarkable achievement that has captured global attention. Launched on December 7, 2022, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, the Chang'e-4 spacecraft navigated through lunar orbit before making its historic descent. The landing site in the South Pole-Aitken basin presented challenges, but China's advanced technology prevailed. At 10:42…

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The space community lost a colossus of the of the Apollo era last week, when John Houbolt passed away last Tuesday just five days after his 95th birthday. Perhaps the name isn’t as familiar to many as Armstrong or Von Braun, but John Houbolt was a pivotal figure in getting us to the Moon. Born … Continue reading "Remembering John Houbolt: the Man Who Gave Us Lunar Orbit Rendezvous"

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