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MOON LANDING 1972
In 1972, Apollo 16 astronaut Charles Duke left a photo of his wife and two sons on the Moon with a touching message from ‘Planet Earth’ that has remained there for more than 50 years- In 1971, Apollo 15 secretly left a tiny aluminum astronaut on the moon; beside it was a plaque naming 14 dead American and Soviet space travelers
- During Apollo, NASA fired grenades and crashed abandoned spacecraft into the Moon, measuring the tremors to investigate its hidden interior
- In 1969, Apollo 10 astronauts set the fastest human speed record in space — here's why it still hasn't been brokenApollo 10 astronauts still hold the fastest human spaceflight speed record. Their return journey from lunar orbit reached nearly 40,000 kil...27 Jul, 2026, 07.09 PM IST
- NASA unveils 3-phase plan for permanent moon base; 3 missions this yearNASA has unveiled a $20 billion plan to establish a permanent moon base, with three missions scheduled for this year to deliver equipment a...27 May, 2026, 06.48 AM IST
- NASA Artemis II launch date: New window for sending four astronauts to Moon announced after Artemis 2 mission delay. What is causing delay to multibillion-dollar program?NASA Artemis 2 mission is the second in the multibillion-dollar Artemis moon program, following an uncrewed flight in 2022.03 Feb, 2026, 07.00 PM IST
- Coming soon: NASA's space car on Moon that will be capable of navigating treacherous south pole, and Elon Musk agrees to blast the LTV to the Moon on a SpaceX StarshipNASA-backed company Lunar Outpost is reportedly behind the development of a vehicle that is capable of navigating the Moon's treacherous so...12 Feb, 2025, 01.44 AM IST
- There is a family photo on the moon: The Astronaut who took ‘love you to the Moon and back’ literallyIn 1972, Apollo 16's Charles Duke left a family photo on the moon during his moonwalk. The photo was a tribute to his wife and children, re...05 Feb, 2025, 11.32 PM IST
- NASA to touch moon once again as lunar lander mission nears destinyA week ago NASA launched Blue Ghost with a motive to study the moon’s atmosphere. It is expected to orbit the Earth and moon for 45 days. T...24 Jan, 2025, 12.54 AM IST
- Wall of Death workout: What is it and how will it keep you fit even on the moon?Astronauts who are a part of the Artemis program may undertake a workout named 'Wall of Death' to maintain fitness on the lunar surface.03 May, 2024, 12.01 AM IST
- First US moon lander in half a century stops working a week after tipping over at touchdownThe first U.S. spacecraft since the Apollo astronauts, Intuitive Machines' Odysseus, tipped over near the lunar south pole but lasted longe...01 Mar, 2024, 07.21 AM IST
- Exploring the history of lunar landings, as U.S. company achieves first private moon landingA U.S. company, Intuitive Machines, has successfully landed a spacecraft on the moon, becoming the first private entity to do so. This achi...24 Feb, 2024, 01.27 PM IST
- Peregrine Mission-1: Lander carries DNA of former US presidents and Star Trek icons on moonPeregrine Mission – 1, is the first US spacecraft to be landing on the moon's surface, after Apollo 17 in 1972. Here's everything to know m...08 Jan, 2024, 06.52 PM IST
- Hema Malini urges Bollywood producers to make a film on 'Chandrayaan-3''Chandrayaan-3' made a successful landing on the moon, on 23 August.25 Aug, 2023, 08.45 AM IST
- China plans to send two rockets for crewed moon landingBoth the rockets will enter the moon's orbit and after a successful docking the astronauts will enter the lunar lander to descend onto the ...12 Jul, 2023, 11.35 AM IST
- 50 years on, why haven’t humans been back to the moon? Know hereThe last footprint left on the moon was on December 14, 1972. After 50 years, NASA is planning to get ready to go back.14 Dec, 2022, 10.06 PM IST
- NASA Orion spacecraft enters lunar orbit: OfficialsA little over a week after the spacecraft blasted off from Florida bound for the Moon, flight controllers "successfully performed a burn to...26 Nov, 2022, 12.14 PM IST
- China eventually wants astronauts to stay on moon for long periods of timeChina has mapped out a series of uncrewed missions this decade, including the setting up of a robotic base to explore the moon's south pola...14 Mar, 2021, 03.26 PM 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
- A forgotten US anniversaryThe Watergate scandal is today a largely forgotten event.25 Jul, 2009, 12.21 AM IST
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