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Just 12 people have walked on the moon, all between 1969 and 1972. Here’s the full list: Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11 (1969). Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, Apollo 11 (1969)
Launched on 11 April 1970, Apollo 13 was intended to be the third successful moon landing. But when one of its oxygen tanks exploded on its outward journey, the prospects looked grim for the three ...
Christina Koch, who will become the first woman to go to the moon with the Artemis II mission, on what space smells like, why it is difficult to return to Earth and how astronauts play human bowling
Only 12 men walked on the moon and Eugene Cernan was the last to leave. One day he’ll be superseded, but nobody knows when that will be. And so for now he remains “the last man…”
The main image features arguably the biggest feat so far: the first moon landing on 20 July 1969. This isn’t the iconic shot of Neil Armstrong’s first steps, but a more candid picture (taken ...
On 18 March 1965 Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov became the first person to leave a space capsule and, tethered to it, float freely in orbit – to space-walk. He was pilot of the Voskhod 2 mission ...
Humans have been altering the lunar surface since the first Soviet probe in 1959. With moon missions set to ramp up, researchers say humanity is now the dominant geological force and the moon is ...
NASA has selected the first science experiments that astronauts will bring to the moon as part of the Artemis III mission. This mission, currently planned for 2026, will mark the first time humans ...
2019 was the year we got serious about walking on the moon again. Five decades after Apollo 11, 2019 was the year we started to focus on how to get humans back on the lunar surface, says Leah Crane.
How many moons does Earth have? It’s a question with a very simple answer, and a more complex one. The simple answer is that Earth has only one moon, which we call “the moon”. It is the ...