In September 1969, celebrations continued to mark the successful first human Moon landing two months earlier, and NASA prepared for the next visit to the Moon. The hometowns of the Apollo 11 astronauts held parades in their honor, the postal service recognized their accomplishment with a stamp, and the Smithsonian put a Moon rock on … Read more
On Aug. 10, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin completed their 21-day quarantine after returning from the Moon. The historic nature of their mission resulted in a very busy postflight schedule for Armstrong, Collins, and Aldrin, starting with celebrations in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Houston. … Read more
On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon in the lunar module “Eagle.” Afterward, Aldrin posed for this photo, taken by Armstrong, beside the United States flag. The Apollo 11 mission’s main goal was to perform a crewed lunar landing and return to Earth. The crew also conducted scientific … Read more
As the agency explores more of the Moon than ever before under the Artemis campaign, NASA will celebrate the 55th anniversary of the first astronauts landing on the Moon through a variety of in-person, virtual, and engagement activities nationwide between Monday, July 15, and Thursday, July 25. Events will honor America’s vision and technology that … Read more
A microscopic sample of moon dust was sold for $500,000 after NASA confirmed that the particles were part of the first lunar sample, collected by Neil Armstrong. UK-based auction house Bonhams auctioned the moon dust brought back by the Apollo 11 astronauts for $504,375 as part of its Space History Sale in New York on Wednesday. … Read more
* MoonSwatch was not part of the just-concluded Watches and Wonders 2022 in Geneva, but it was the watch everyone was talking about at the annual fair. At a time when ‘collaborations’ are the way forward, the concept is still new in the watch world. Associations with sports, personalities and notable events have been the … Read more
Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk the moon as part of NASA’s Apollo 11 mission. (Reuters) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has delayed its manned mission to the moon until 2025. The US space agency last sent humans to the moon as part of the Apollo Lunar Mission in 1972. NASA … Read more
American astronaut Michael Collins, who as pilot of the Apollo 11 command module stayed behind on July 20, 1969, while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin traveled to the lunar surface to become the first humans to walk on the moon, died on Wednesday at age 90, his family said. A statement released by his family … Read more