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an astronaut walking on the surface of the moon with one foot in the air and his arm out

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, was my schooldays hero. I remember that I had pasted many of his photographs in my notebook, which were published in newspapers and magazines. As a collector of postal stamps, I always searched for stamps portraying this great astronaut, as well as stamps related to Apollo 11 Mission. I also remember

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Astronaut Drinking On The Moon, Nasa Moon Photos, Moon Nasa Photography, Nasa Pictures Of The Sun, Apollo Moon Missions, Earth From Moon Nasa, Nasa Wallpaper, Apollo Space Program, Lunar Landing

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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an artist's rendering of the space shuttle being launched

At 9:32 am on July 16, 1969 the Saturn V carrying Apollo 11 lifted off from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Four days later, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong separated from the command module Columbia, leaving behind Michael Collins and headed down to land on the moon in the service modul - Saturn V Apollo 11 Liftoff

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an overhead view of a camera in black and white, with the lens pointed down

Note: To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission, for the next 13 days, Universe Today will feature “13 Things That Saved Apollo 13,” discussing different turning points of the mission with NASA engineer Jerry Woodfill. Click here for our preview article. Oxygen Tank two in the Apollo 13 Service Module exploded at … Continue reading "13 Things That Saved Apollo 13, Part 1: Timing"

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