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OTD in space - January 4: NASA cancels Apollo 20 moon mission

On January 4, 1970, NASA cancelled the Apollo 20 moon mission. This came just six months after Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong became the first people to ever set foot on the moon.
Scientific American

NASA’s Apollo moon missions relied on this computer scientist and differential equations

It’s July 20, 1969. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are about to land on the moon. They will be the first humans to set foot ...
Orlando Sentinel

Apollo vs. Artemis: What to know about NASA’s return to the moon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Apollo moonshots are a tough act to follow, even after all this time. As four astronauts get set to blast off on humanity’s first trip to the moon in more than half ...
IFLScience

NASA Astronaut Charles Duke Left A Touching Photograph And Message On The Moon In 1972

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
USA Today

Artemis 2 is most similar to Apollo 8. What the missions had in common

NASA's Artemis 2 mission will send four astronauts to circle the moon, similar to the Apollo 8 mission of 1968. Like Apollo 8, the Artemis 2 crew will not land on the moon but will test systems for ...