10 Things: Rockets We Love-Saturn V - NASA Solar System …
WEBApr 2, 2018 · 8—Moon Men. Saturn V rockets carried 24 humans to the Moon, and 12 of them walked on its surface between 1969 and 1972. Thirteen are still alive today.
In Depth | Asiasat 3/HGS-1 – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBMar 13, 2019 · Twelve of the 24 men who traveled from Earth to the Moon walked on its surface. The first, and most famous, was Neil Armstrong in 1969. The last man on the Moon – to date – was Gene Cernan in 1972.
In Depth – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBTwelve of the 24 men who traveled from Earth to the Moon walked on its surface. The first, and most famous, was Neil Armstrong in 1969. The last man on the Moon – to date – was Gene Cernan in 1972.
In Depth | Earth's Moon – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBThe Moon makes a complete orbit around Earth in 27 Earth days and rotates or spins at that same rate, or in that same amount of time. Because Earth is moving as well – rotating on its axis as it orbits the Sun – from our perspective, the …
How Will Perseverance Land on Mars? - NASA Solar System …
WEBFeb 17, 2021 · Touchdown: The spacecraft’s descent stage, using the sky crane maneuver, will lower the rover down to the surface on nylon tethers. The rover is expected to touch down on the surface of Mars at human walking speed (about 1.7 mph, or 2.7 kph) at around 3:55 p.m. EST (12:55 p.m. PST).
In Depth | Moons – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBTwelve American astronauts landed on the Moon during NASA's Apollo program from 1969 to 1972, studying the Moon and bringing back rock samples. Usually the term moon brings to mind a spherical object, like Earth's Moon. The …
In Depth | Saturn Moons – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBOne object observed in the rings (and unofficially called Peggy) may be a moon forming or disintegrating, or it might not truly be a moon at all. Four spacecraft have visited the Saturn system, but only Cassini actually orbited the ringed planet.
In Depth | Triton – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBTriton is the largest of Neptune's 13 moons. It is unusual because it is the only large moon in our solar system that orbits in the opposite direction of its planet's rotation―a retrograde orbit. Scientists think Triton is a Kuiper Belt Object captured by …
December 2020: The Next Full Moon is the Wolf Moon
WEBDec 27, 2020 · The Next Full Moon is the Wolf Moon, Ice Moon, Cold Moon, the Moon after Yule, the Long Night Moon, the Datta Jayanti Moon, Unduvap Poya, and the Chang'e Moon. The next full Moon will be Tuesday evening, December 29, 2020, appearing opposite the Sun in Earth-based longitude at 10:28 PM EST.
In Depth | Titan – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBSaturn's largest moon, Titan, is an icy world whose surface is completely obscured by a golden hazy atmosphere. Titan is the second largest moon in our solar system. Only Jupiter's moon Ganymede is larger, by just 2 percent. Titan is bigger than Earth's moon, and larger than even the planet Mercury.