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2 days ago · Apollo 18 ( canceled ) →. Apollo 17 (December 7–19, 1972) was the eleventh and final mission of NASA 's Apollo program, the sixth and most recent time humans have set foot on the Moon or traveled beyond low Earth orbit. Commander Gene Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt walked on the Moon, while Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans ...
5 days ago · List of successful moon landings. Crash landings, impactors, and failed missions are not included. 1. Luna 9 [USSR, February 3, 1966, uncrewed]: The first successful moon landing. Before astronauts ever set foot on the Moon, the Soviets, and Americans both sent fleets of robotic spacecraft to scout and pave the way.
5 days ago · The astronauts will test Starliner’s “safe haven” capability, designed to offer the space station crew a shelter if there is a problem on the space station, according to Steve Stich, manager ...
5 days ago · David Scott (born June 6, 1932, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.) is a U.S. astronaut who was the commander of the Apollo 15 mission to the Moon. After graduation from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1954, Scott transferred to the U.S. Air Force and took flight training. He earned an M.S. in aeronautics and astronautics from the ...
14 hours ago · Update: June 6, 1:45 p.m. ET: Starliner missed its first docking opportunity at 12:15 p.m. ET due to technical issues, prompting NASA to target another docking window starting at around 1:30 p.m ...
5 days ago · Meet Astronaut Brian Duffy. Jun 02, 2024 - Jun 05, 2024 Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. NASA selects astronauts from a diverse pool of applicants with a wide variety of backgrounds, from scientists to pilots. From the thousands of applications received, only a few are chosen to be a member of the elite NASA Astronaut Corps.
2 days ago · It was the first time the Starliner spacecraft has flown with people onboard - Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. Starliner is expected to dock at the ISS at approximately 12:15 ET ...
