Moon timeline
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NASA's Apollo Program
The Apollo Program was a human spaceflight program undertaken by NASA during the years 1961–1975 with the goal of conducting manned moon landing... Read more
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President Kennedy First Announces Goal of Landing a Man on the Moon
President Kennedy was also eager for the United States to lead the way in exploring space. The Soviet Union was ahead of the United States in its... Read more
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Apollo 13 Mission
Apollo 13 was the third manned mission by NASA intended to land on the moon, but a mid-mission technical malfunction forced the lunar landing to be... Read more
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Total Solar Eclipse
A total solar eclipse occurred on July 31, 1981. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or... Read more
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Lunar Prospector Crashes into a Crater on the Moon
The Lunar Prospector mission was the third selected by NASA for full development and construction as part of the Discovery Program. At a cost of... Read more
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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Is Launched
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a robotic spacecraft launched by NASA, currently orbiting the Moon. The unmanned launch of the Lunar... Read more
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The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Spacecraft Approach the Moon
(CNN) -- Two NASA spacecraft closed in on the moon Tuesday morning -- one to send streaming video to Earth as it swings past the moon, the other to... Read more
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Water Discovered on the Moon's Surface
Samples of lunar rocks brought back to Earth by Apollo astronauts had never shown any signs of water, leading scientists to presume that the moon... Read more
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NASA's LCROSS Lunar Satellite Discovers 'Significant' Water on the Moon
(CNN) -- NASA said Friday it had discovered water on the moon, opening "a new chapter" that could allow for the development of a lunar space... Read more