In Depth | Earth's Moon – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBThe Moon was likely formed after a Mars-sized body collided with Earth several billion years ago. Earth's Moon is the only place beyond Earth where humans have set foot, so far. Earth's only natural satellite is simply called "the Moon" because people didn't know other moons existed until Galileo Galilei discovered four moons orbiting Jupiter ...
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WEBApr 2, 2018 · The launch of Apollo 11 —the first mission to land humans on the Moon—provided another iconic visual as Saturn-V AS-506 roared to life on Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Three days later, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made the first of many bootprints in the lunar dust (supported from orbit by Michael Collins).
Lunar Spacecraft Carries Ashes, Special Tribute to Shoemaker
WEBJan 6, 1998 · There could be no finer tribute to the legendary planetary geologist who said his greatest unfulfilled dream was to go to the moon. Tonight, the ashes of Eugene M. Shoemaker are to be launched in a memorial capsule aboard Lunar …
Excerpt from the 'Special Message to the Congress on Urgent …
WEBSpeaking to Congress and the Nation at the joint session of Congress on May 25, 1961, President Kennedy said : "I believe that this Nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on …
Directory | Solar System Ambassadors - NASA Solar System …
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Peter Tlusty’s first interest in space took place when he was in elementary school watching the Saturn V lifting off sending men to the moon during the Apollo program. He received a degree in Early Childhood Education from Marymount University and began his teaching career.
What Was the Saturn V? – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBSep 17, 2010 · The first Saturn V launched with a crew was Apollo 8. On this mission, astronauts orbited the moon but did not land. On Apollo 9, the crew tested the Apollo moon lander by flying it in Earth orbit without landing.
In Depth | Moons – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBJupiter's menagerie of moons includes the largest in the solar system (Ganymede), an ocean moon (Europa) and a volcanic moon (Io). Many of Jupiter's outer moons have highly elliptical orbits and orbit backwards (opposite to the spin of the planet).
WEBGoddard went on to further develop his theories, and is credited with pioneering efforts that eventually led to 214 patents for rocket components. Much of his life, he was regarded with skepticism in the United States and his work received little attention. Goddard died of …
10 Things to Expect in Planetary Science for 2021
WEBJan 28, 2021 · First Artemis Mission to the Moon . NASA is working to send humans to the Moon for the first time since 1972. A test flight called Artemis-1 will send an uncrewed Orion capsule around the Moon and back to Earth.
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.