The last Apollo moon landing happened in 1972 after a total of 12 astronauts had touched down on the lunar surface. Neil Armstrong made history by becoming the first person to set foot on the moon.
Over the three years, six crewed missions landed astronauts on the celestial object. Neil Armstrong and “Buzz” Aldrin were the first of 12 human beings to walk on the Moon. With the Artemis ...
The Japanese government expects that a Japanese astronaut will set foot on the moon and explore the lunar surface in 2028 in Artemis IV, officials said. Under the Apollo program, 12 astronauts ...
The US would go on to complete six crewed missions to the Moon, which landed a total of 12 astronauts (all men) on its surface. The Apollo missions, as they were called, all took place from 1969 ...
In Platoff's report, she points out that NASA engineers were challenged by the prospect of Apollo astronauts raising a flag on the moon. "They designed a flagpole with a horizontal bar allowing ...