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In 1969, three NASA astronauts abroad Apollo 10 flew incredibly close to the Moon. They had a lunar module a working descent engine but weren't allowed to land- In 1972, Apollo 17 astronaut Jack Schmitt suddenly shouted, “There is orange soil!”: It contained tiny glass beads from ancient lunar fire fountains
- In 1969, Apollo 10 astronauts set the fastest human speed record in space — here's why it still hasn't been broken
- Pentagon’s new UFO files reveal Apollo 17 astronauts saw ‘Fourth of July’ lights near the moonNewly released Pentagon files reveal Apollo 17 astronauts reported seeing "Fourth of July"-like lights and drifting particles near the moon...09 May, 2026, 12.39 AM IST
- Today in History: What happened on January 16January 16th marks significant historical milestones. From NASA's first female astronauts in 1978 to the launch of Operation Desert Storm i...17 Jan, 2026, 01.56 AM IST
- US firm Firefly’s Blue Ghost lands on uncharted lunar terrain—What’s at stake?Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost moon lander is touched down on the Moon’s Mare Crisium. This is the second private company to achieve this m...02 Mar, 2025, 02.48 PM IST
- Private US spaceship hours from Moon landing attemptFirefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 is scheduled for a lunar landing attempt near Mons Latreille, marking only the second private luna...02 Mar, 2025, 08.12 AM IST
- NASA Orion capsule safely blazes back from moon, aces testThe incoming capsule hit the atmosphere at Mach 32, or 32 times the speed of sound, and endured reentry temperatures of 5,000 degrees Fahre...12 Dec, 2022, 11.12 AM IST
- NASA to test rocket engines that could eventually send humans to the moonNASA aims to return U.S. astronauts to the moon by 2024 but the SLS program is three years behind schedule and nearly $3 billion over budge...18 Mar, 2021, 10.15 PM IST
- NASA all set to send the first woman to moon in its next planned manned mission in 2024Ladies (and gentlemen), man (and woman) to return to the Moon.12 Dec, 2020, 09.59 AM IST
- Astronauts to moon almost won the jackpot in MumbaiWhen Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins came to Bombay as part of a world tour, a citizen gave them an unusual gift: lottery tickets.20 Jul, 2019, 11.25 AM IST
- Eugene Cernan, last man to walk on moon, diesWashington, Jan 17 (IANS) Eugene A. Cernan, the commander of the Apollo 17 lunar-landing mission in 1972 and the last man to walk on the mo...17 Jan, 2017, 01.37 PM IST
- Bendable screens, virtual reality and moonshots: What all to expect in 2016 from Asia in technologySlick videos show that a plastic tablet-sized display can fold into a phone before getting tucked back into a shirt pocket.24 Dec, 2015, 06.22 AM IST
- Barack Obama under fire over commercial overhaul of human spaceflight plansThe United States is forced to depend on Russia's Soyuz capsules to ferry astronauts to the orbiting research laboratory until at least 201...03 Oct, 2011, 05.17 AM IST
- Star on Moon: Crater named after Shah Rukh KhanInternational Lunar Geographic Society said a lunar crater in moon's Sea of Tranquillity has been named after SRK. Golden Globe Awards | Sc...25 Jan, 2010, 04.05 AM IST
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