NASA Apollo 11 Moon Rock Was Destroyed in a Fire, Records Reveal
The priceless lunar sample gifted to Ireland from the first moon landing was lost in an observatory blaze in the 1970s.
5 Fascinating Facts About The NASA Apollo 8 Mission
Apollo 8 was the first mission where humans orbited the moon and returned home, marking a huge step forward in human and ...
On this date: NASA axes planned Apollo 20 mission
On this date, Jan. 4, 1970, NASA officially canceled the Apollo 20 mission and transferred the Saturn V rocket that would ...
PBS2 年
The Apollo Missions
Only in hindsight did NASA realize that the fire had been a tragedy waiting to happen. After Apollo 1, the space program continued with a renewed purpose and diligence. Frank Borman, the ...
Greek Reporter12 天
NASA Apollo 11 Moon Rock Sample Destroyed by Fire in Ireland
The NASA moon rock the US gifted Ireland from the Apollo 11 mission was burned in a fire, according to Ireland's National ...
Space rock donated by Nasa to Ireland lay in basement three years before being destroyed in ...
A lunar rock collected by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on humanity’s first trip to the Moon in 1969 was accidentally ...
Artnet news1 个月
Apollo 1: Study taken on the moon (+ 10 others; 11 works)
25.3 x 20.2 cm. (10 x 8 in.) Subscribe now to view details for this work, and gain access to over 18 million auction results. Purchase One-Day Pass ...
Vintage Aviation News on MSN3 个月
Today in Aviation History: NASA Launches Apollo 7
On October 11, 1968, NASA redefined the phrase “nothing is ... After the unfortunate incident of the Apollo 1 fire, the ...