OTD In Space - February 5: Apollo 14 Lands on the Moon

On February 5, 1971, two Apollo 14 astronauts landed on the moon! Apollo 14 commander Alan Shepard and the lunar module pilot ...
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How Apollo Astronauts Got to the Moon and Back

The Apollo missions showed exact science at work. Each part needed to be close to perfection from start to finish. NASA succeeded with 1960s tools—a remarkable feat. Though it was still cutting-edge ...
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AI Helps Pinpoint the Moon’s First Soft Landing

Luna 9 was the first spacecraft to soft-land on the Moon, sending the first images from the lunar surface to Earth. The Luna ...

Apollo 14 landed on the Moon on Feb. 5, 1971

Apollo 14, the first lunar space mission after the crisis of Apollo 13, successfully landed on the Moon on Feb. 5, 1971.
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Scientists Say They May Have Found a Long-Lost Lunar Lander—the First to Successfully Touch Down on the Moon 60 Years Ago

Data from a NASA lunar orbiter has helped researchers deduce two potential locations for a defunct Soviet spacecraft called Luna 9 ...