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News Articles: moon landing

Apollo 15 lunar mission astronaut David R. Scott stands before the lunar lander module and the lunar rover on the surface of the moon in 1971.

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Astronaut's rare photos from Space Age heyday on display in Columbus

A partnership between Columbus State University's Bo Bartlett Center and its Coca-Cola Space Science Center will provide a rare glimpse into American space exploration.

June 04, 2025
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  • Orlando Montoya
The third test flight of Starship is set to launch Thursday March 14 at around 8AM.

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Third time is the charm for Elon Musk's giant Starship rocket.

The rocket is the largest ever built. It has yet to complete a full test flight, but the third time might be the charm.

March 14, 2024
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  • Geoff Brumfiel
The IM-1 Nova-C lander, from Houston-based Intuitive Machines, just became the first private spacecraft to land on the moon in one piece.

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Private lunar lander returns U.S. to the moon 50 years later. Here's what to know

The Houston-based company has pulled off the first successful commercial landing on the lunar surface. It's America's first soft landing in decades.

February 22, 2024
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel and
  • Emma Bowman
Orion's maximum distance from Earth was achieved on flight day 13, when it was 268,563 miles away. That's farther than any other spacecraft built for people--but only mannequins were on board.

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  • Science

50 years since the last Apollo astronauts went to the moon, NASA is finally going back

December 7, 1972 was the launch of the final mission in NASA's Apollo moon program. Fifty years later, NASA finally seems poised to return people to the lunar surface.

December 07, 2022
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
The NASA Artemis 1 rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard moves slowly on an 11 hour journey to a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Thursday, March 17, 2022.

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NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket reaches the launch pad

NASA's Artemis 1 rocket, the Space Launch System, reached the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39B on Friday. The successor to the Apollo program could one day send humans back to the moon.

March 18, 2022
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  • Brendan Byrne
This composite image created with data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the far side of the moon. A mysterious piece of space junk is set to crash into the far side Friday morning.

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In a first, a mysterious rocket part is about to slam into the moon — by accident

A rocket part set to slam into the far side of the moon Friday morning highlights the growing issue of space junk in orbit around Earth, experts say

March 03, 2022
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  • Brendan Byrne
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China, Russia Announce Plan To Build Moon Research Station

The two countries' space agencies say the proposal, which sets no time frame, could include an orbiting station, a base on the surface, or both.

March 10, 2021
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  • Scott Neuman
China's Chang'e-5 probe returned to Earth this week after collecting samples of the lunar surface to Earth for the first time in almost 45 years.

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China Promises To Share Findings From Its Returned Lunar Probe

The successful completion of the Chang'e-5 mission makes China only the third country to have returned soil and rock samples from the surface of the moon.

December 18, 2020
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Sculptor Ed Dwight works on the third panel of a twelve panel piece in his studio in Denver, Colo., on Aug. 5, 1999.

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Ed Dwight Was The First Black Astronaut Candidate For NASA. Here's Why He Never Flew.

All week, On Second Thought has shared stories about people whose unsung contributions to the Apollo 11 mission 50 years ago. One of those pioneers is...

July 19, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor
Vicky Graves reflects on NACA, the precursor to NASA

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Pioneering Mathematician Reflects On Working For NACA, The Precursor to NASA

British astronomer Fred Hoyle first used the term "Big Bang Theory" on a BBC radio program in 1949. Here in the U.S., Americans were hitting their...

July 19, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • La'Raven Taylor ,
  • and 1 more
In this July 20, 1969, photo made available by NASA, astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, walks on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity.

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How The Apollo 11 Mission Made 'One Giant Leap' Toward GPS Technology

The Apollo 11 rocket NASA that launched into space 50 years ago this week was also the blast-off point for things now commonly used on Earth. The first...

July 19, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Allison Krausman

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On Second Thought For Tuesday, July 16, 2019

50 years ago today, Apollo 11 launched from Cape Kennedy. NASA allowed a film crew at the launch, documenting everything, from its preparation to...

July 16, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 5 more
President Richard Nixon gave these moon rocks to the state of Georgia in 1972. They will be on display at a special event at UGA's Richard B. Russell Library on Tuesday, July 16, from 12 to 2 p.m.

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Special Event Puts Moon Rocks On Display At UGA's Russell Library

The University of Georgia's Richard B. Russell Library is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing with an exhibit of rare items collected...

July 15, 2019
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  • Emilia Brock ,
  • Makenna Smith ,
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