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Carrying astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., the Lunar Module (LM) ā€œEagleā€ was the first crewed vehic...
06/16/2026

Carrying astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., the Lunar Module (LM) ā€œEagleā€ was the first crewed vehicle to land on the Moon. The LM landed on the moonā€™s surface on July 20, 1969 in the region known as Mare Tranquilitatis (the Sea of Tranquility). The LM is shown here making its descent to the lunar surface, while Astronaut Collins piloted the Command Module in a parking orbit around the Moon. The Apollo 11 mission launched from The Kennedy Space Center, Florida aboard a Saturn V launch vehicle on July 16, 1969 and safely returned to Earth on July 24, 1969. The 3-man crew aboard the flight consisted of Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, Command Module pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module pilot. Armstrong was the first human to ever stand on the lunar surface. As he stepped off the LM, Armstrong proclaimed, ā€œThatā€™s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankindā€. He was followed by Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin, describing the lunar surface as Magnificent desolation. The crew collected 47 pounds of lunar surface material which was returned to Earth for analysis. The surface exploration was concluded in 2Ā½ hours. With the success of Apollo 11, the national objective to land men on the Moon and return them safely to Earth had been accomplished. The Saturn V vehicle was developed by the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) under the direction of Dr. von Braun.

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06/16/2026

Absolutely AwesomešŸ˜šŸ‘•šŸ‘‡

Harrison ā€œJackā€ Schmitt, Lunar Module pilot, with his adjustable sampling scoop, heads for a selected rock on the lunar ...
06/16/2026

Harrison ā€œJackā€ Schmitt, Lunar Module pilot, with his adjustable sampling scoop, heads for a selected rock on the lunar surface to retrieve the sample for study. The photo was taken by by Apollo 17 commander, Gene Cernan during the mission's second EVA, at Station 5 at the Taurus-Littrow landing site on Dec. 12, 1972.

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06/16/2026

Maths is hardšŸ˜

Whoā€™s the joker gazing upward in this pack of new space-bound recruits?Astronaut Group 2 (nicknamed the "Next Nine" and ...
06/16/2026

Whoā€™s the joker gazing upward in this pack of new space-bound recruits?
Astronaut Group 2 (nicknamed the "Next Nine" and the "New Nine") was the second group of astronauts selected by NASA. Their selection was announced on Sep. 17, 1962. The group augmented the Mercury Seven. Following the announcement of Project Apollo, on May 25, 1961, more astronauts were required to fly the two-man Gemini spacecraft and three-man Apollo spacecraft then under development. The Mercury Seven had been selected to accomplish the simpler task of orbital flight, but the new challenges of space rendezvous and lunar landing led to the selection of candidates with advanced engineering degrees (for four of the nine) as well as test pilot experience. The nine astronauts were Neil Armstrong, Frank Borman, Pete Conrad, Jim Lovell, James McDivitt, Elliot See, Tom Stafford, Ed White, and John Young.

Apollo 15 marked a major turning point in lunar exploration. As the first of NASAā€™s ambitious ā€œJ missions,ā€ it transform...
06/15/2026

Apollo 15 marked a major turning point in lunar exploration. As the first of NASAā€™s ambitious ā€œJ missions,ā€ it transformed the Moon from a destination into a field laboratory. For the first time, astronauts used the Lunar Roving Vehicle, allowing them to travel nearly 17 miles across the rugged terrain around Hadley Rille.

Just imagine itā€”driving across the Moon with Earth glowing overhead.

Commander David Scott, Lunar Module Pilot James Irwin, and Command Module Pilot Alfred Worden pushed the boundaries of exploration farther than any crew before them. Together, they collected more than 170 pounds of lunar material, including the famous ā€œGenesis Rock,ā€ believed to be over 4 billion years old and offering a glimpse into the Moonā€™s earliest history.

While Scott and Irwin explored the surface, Worden orbited the Moon alone, becoming one of the most isolated humans in history. On the journey home, he carried out the first deep-space spacewalk, venturing outside the spacecraft nearly 200,000 miles from Earth to retrieve film canisters.

Apollo 15 also gave us one of the most iconic science demonstrations ever performed. David Scott dropped a hammer and a feather on the lunar surface, showing that, without air resistance, both fall at the same rateā€”beautifully confirming Galileoā€™s centuries-old prediction.

Apollo 15 didnā€™t just visit the Moonā€”it taught us how to explore it.

And if you ask my son Luca, heā€™ll be happy to tell you all about itā€¦ just take a look at the last photo. šŸš€šŸŒ•

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ā€œHere I am at the dawn of a new millennium, and Iā€™m still the last person to have walked on the Moon. Thatā€™s a little di...
06/15/2026

ā€œHere I am at the dawn of a new millennium, and Iā€™m still the last person to have walked on the Moon. Thatā€™s a little disappointing. It says more about what we havenā€™t accomplished than what we have.ā€

ā€” Gene Cernan, Apollo 17

Few astronauts expressed the wonder of lunar exploration quite like Gene Cernan. His reflections on the Moon were both poetic and deeply personal, but perhaps most memorable was his unwavering belief that humanity would return. He never saw the Moon as the end of the journeyā€”only the beginning.

I often find myself wondering what Gene would think of Artemis. After decades of waiting, the return he hoped for is finally taking shape, carrying a new generation of explorers toward the same horizon that inspired him so many years ago. šŸŒ•šŸš€

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Neil Armstrong took this photo of Earth in 1969 during the first moon landing.šŸ“ø Courtesy of SFMOMA San Francisco Museum...
06/15/2026

Neil Armstrong took this photo of Earth in 1969 during the first moon landing.

šŸ“ø Courtesy of SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

During the third and last EVA of the final Apollo mission to the Moon ā€“ Apollo 17 ā€“ on 13 Dec. 1972, Gene Cernan, comman...
06/15/2026

During the third and last EVA of the final Apollo mission to the Moon ā€“ Apollo 17 ā€“ on 13 Dec. 1972, Gene Cernan, commander, took this photo at Station 6 of Jack Schmitt by the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) with his visor up. The photo gives a good view of the rake and the seismic charge transporter behind Geneā€™s seat and, behind Jack's seat, the SEP (Surface Experiments Package) receiving antenna. In the gap behind the seats, the thermal cover for the top of the SEP receiver hangs down in the open position. Toward the front of the vehicle, note the handhold on the outside edge next to Geneā€™s seat. Jackā€™s LRV Sampler can be seen on the far side of the console and the maps can be seen just below the low-gain antenna. Geneā€™s seatbelt is stowed on the near side of the console.

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The Apollo 15 Lunar Roving Vehicle dashboard alongside a map of the landing site next to Hadley Rille in Mare Imbrium.
06/15/2026

The Apollo 15 Lunar Roving Vehicle dashboard alongside a map of the landing site next to Hadley Rille in Mare Imbrium.

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