moon landing
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PublishedMarch 27, 2023
New source of water found in moon samples from China mission
Water was embedded in tiny glass beads in the lunar dirt where meteorite impacts occur, but mining the water would be tough.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2022
NASA Orion capsule safely blazes back from moon, aces test
The space agency needed a successful splashdown to stay on track for the next Orion flight around the moon, targeted for 2024 with four astronauts.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2022
NASA’s moon launch is dealt another blow, as Ian causes weeks-long delay
The move will further delay the Artemis I mission by several weeks.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2022
NASA’s new moon rocket moved to launch pad for 1st test flight
No one will be inside the crew capsule atop the rocket, just three mannequins swarming with sensors to measure radiation and vibration.
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PublishedApril 21, 2022
Apollo 16 moonwalker reflects on mission’s 50th anniversary
Charlie Duke, 86, still has vivid memories from the journey, which was the next-to-last U.S. mission to land on the lunar surface.
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PublishedApril 28, 2021
Michael Collins, who circled the moon while Apollo 11 crewmen landed, dies at 90
He kept the command module going and running through the 117-page list of contingencies he'd prepared in the event anything went awry.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2019
Maine Voices: Apollo program lessons still valued here on Earth
Accountability, persistence and service are good values in any line of work.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2019
Apollo 11 astronauts reunite on eve of moonshot anniversary
Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins meet with President Trump at the White House to commemorate the July 20, 1969, moon landing.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2019
Apollo 11 astronaut returns to launch pad 50 years later
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins recalls the tension surrounding the crew that day.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2019
Bill Nemitz: The night I watched the men on the moon
Fifty years after Apollo 11's Eagle touched down on the Sea of Tranquility, the magical moment still shines bright.