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
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