OTD in space - January 4: NASA cancels Apollo 20 moon mission

On January 4, 1970, NASA cancelled the Apollo 20 moon mission. This came just six months after Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz ...

We’re going back to the moon for the first time since 1972

For the first time in more than half a century, humans are preparing to leave Earth’s orbit and head near the moon, with NASA ...
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This Day in History: December 27, 1968, Apollo 8 returns to Earth

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — On December 27, 1968, the Apollo 8 mission returned safely to Earth after a record six days in space.
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Valley historian reflects on Apollo 17 mission to moon

LIBERTY — The historic late 1972 launch of the Apollo 17 mission to the moon represented more than a space expedition to merely collect rock samples from the lunar landscape while making history: It ...
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Apollo 13 moon mission leader James Lovell dies at 97

James Lovell — the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly, can-do engineering — has died. He was 97. Lovell died Thursday in Lake Forest, Ill., NASA ...
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Public lecture by Andrew Chaikin: One Giant Leap: How the Apollo Moon Missions Changed Humanity

July 9, 2009 at Ames Research Center’s N201 auditorium. The Apollo moon missions are among history’s greatest technological achievements and greatest scientific explorations. But they were also a ...
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Apollo 13 moon mission leader James Lovell dies

Capt. James A. Lovell, Jr., attends the 45th Anniversary of Apollo 8 ‘Christmas Eve Broadcast to Earth’ event at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago on Dec. 23, 2013. AP File Photo Apollo 13 ...