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The Otherwise Unremarkable ‘Rock Boxes’ That Brought Pieces of the Moon Back to Earth
Its official name is the Apollo Lunar Sample Return Container No. 1008, but everyone, including Teasel Muir-Harmony, curator ...
Astronauts on NASA’s Artemis mission to the Moon will need better boots − here’s why
Wearing the wrong shoe on Earth can lead to injury. Researchers still need to figure out the physical consequences of spending a long time walking around on the Moon.
OTD In Space – February 6: Astronauts Play Golf On The Moon
Apollo 14 astronaut Al Shepard became the first person to hit a golf ball on the moon. Though he was there doing scientific ...
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NASA Faces The Promise And Peril Of Moondust
As NASA plans to establish a permanent Moon base via its Artemis program, it is looking to avoid the dangers of lunar ...
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Astronauts on NASA's Artemis mission to the moon will need better boots. Here's why
For the Artemis program astronauts, walking on the moon will require new ways of thinking, the latest technology and innovative approaches to improve boot and spacesuit design. The Apollo program ...
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Astronaut Hall of Fame to honor Bernard Harris and Peggy Whitson in May
Founded in 1990, the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame is part of the Heroes & Legends attraction at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Harris and Whitson's likenesses, etched in glass and mounted ...