Moon

How NASA Filmed Humans Last Leaving The Moon, 42 Years Ago

When Apollo 17 lifted off from the moon, a camera captured the movements of the spacecraft -- even though nobody…

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Amazing Up Close Videos Capture Orion’s Final Descent, Splashdown and Ocean Recovery

http://youtu.be/LoItSvCBN0U?list=UUjJtr2fFcUp6yljzJOzpHUg Video Caption: Last moments of Orion descent as viewed from the recovery ship USS Anchorage. Credit: NASA/US Navy Relive…

10 years ago

Humans Last Landed On The Moon 42 Years Ago Today

For a brief period in the 1960s and 1970s, 12 people ventured all the way to the surface of the…

10 years ago

Crazy Space Christmases: Moon Readings, Food Cans And Emergency Repairs

If you think the upside-down Christmas tree above is bizarre -- that's one of the latest activities of Expedition 42…

10 years ago

Stretch! Moon’s Divots And Darkness Collide In Pleasing Panorama

While space explorers often set their sights far out in the Solar System -- or even beyond -- we can't…

10 years ago

Cool NASA Animation Beautifully Details Every Step of Orion’s First Launch!

http://vimeo.com/31799422 Video Caption: Animation details NASA’s Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1) mission launching on Dec. 4. 2014. Credit: NASA It’s…

10 years ago

Africa’s First Mission to the Moon Announced

Africa is home to 7 out of 10 of the world's fastest-growing economies. It's population is also the "youngest" in…

10 years ago

Iconic Kennedy Space Center Countdown Clock Retires

Iconic Kennedy Space Center Countdown Clock seen here retires NASA’s 135th and final shuttle mission takes flight on July 8,…

10 years ago

A Thousand Days ‘Til Totality: Anticipating the 2017 Solar Eclipse

Where will YOU be on August 21st, 2017? Astronomy is all about humility and thinking big in terms of space…

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Lunar Mission One Wants To Crowdfund A Robotic Moon Lander

Just hours after announcing that it plans to put a robotic lander on the moon in the next decade, the…

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