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While we may remember the "one small step" more than anything else, the first Lunar Rover has its own interesting story ...
Nearly 40 years after Americans first set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969, with NASA's historic Apollo 11 flight, a host of private rocketeers are hoping to follow to win a multimillion-dollar ...
Apollo 15 launched on July 26, 1971, and became the fourth successful mission to touch down on the lunar surface.
Forty years after Apollo 11 touched down on the moon, plans are afoot to revisit the site to see how the remains have stood up to four decades of radiation and micrometeorite bombardment. One ...
The set includes a displayable model version of the lunar rover module carried by Apollo 17.
July 26: Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott, James Irwin and command module pilot Alfred Worden blast off on the fourth lunar-landing mission. This flight includes the first use of a lunar rover. 1972: ...
Theteam plansfor a pinpoint landing just over a mile from the Apollo 11 site, where NeilArmstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. Astrobotic's "RedRover" would then beam back high ...
The solar-electric jeep that became the moon rover could be folded up and strapped to the landing module. Already deep in the pipeline by Apollo 11, it would join the moon mission for Apollo 15.
A new documentary uses previously unseen archival footage to show how astronauts first walked on the moon. It’s awe-inspiring.
Steve Bales isn’t a known name like Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. But his bold ‘go’ decision during Apollo 11’s moon ...
"The Lunar Rover proved to be the reliable, safe and flexible lunar exploration vehicle we expected it to be," said Astronaut Harrison Schmitt of Apollo XVII.
Apollo 11's 50th anniversary: Quick guide to the first moon landing It's been five decades since Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon.