50 years ago today, Gene Cernan became the last person to stand on the Moon. Before his return to the #Apollo17 lunar module, he said: “We leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind. Godspeed the crew of Apollo 17.” #Apollo50th
The Solar Wind Composition Experiment used a long sheet of foil to trap particles streaming in the solar wind, catching a sample of material from the Sun itself. Once complete, they rolled up the foil & returned it to Earth for analysis: https://t.co/dbj8i9ygbM #Apollo50th
"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."
50 years ago #OTD, Neil Armstrong took a step onto the Moon and made the people of Earth a multi-world species.
Happy #Apollo50th and keep on exploring.
"Armstrong is on the Moon! Neil Armstrong, a thirty-eight-year-old American, standing on the surface of the Moon! On this July twentieth, nineteen hundred and sixty-nine."
Millions heard Walter Cronkite announce these words with tears in his eyes, exactly 50 years ago.
Before 1969 this was the stuff of science fiction. Fifty years ago, two astronauts 👨🏻🚀👨🏻🚀 walked on the Moon and took this picture of Earth 🌎 peeking out from behind the lunar module. #Apollo50th 🚀
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We’re 1 day away from the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing! 👨🚀
Not only did that great leap make history for mankind, it also led to countless innovations that improved life on Earth. 🌍 Discover how #Apollo50th influenced life at home: https://t.co/VefeYETQim
The world held its breath as Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin stepped on the Moon, but in that moment, NASA commentator Doug Ward served as the voice of Mission Control to the public. #Apollo50th
Moon rocks collected from the Apollo era are about to be released for study. These sample are a time capsule to the Moon’s past and contain information that we need as we begin returning robots an humans to the Moon with the Artemis program: https://t.co/QmMtFzP2h6 #Apollo50th
Where were you during the Moon landing?
Join @NASA for a special rebroadcast of the original moonwalk this Saturday, July 20 at 7 p.m. PT (10 p.m. ET): https://t.co/sUimSvCzhi
Earth Blue, Rocket Red & Lunar Silver: We have a new identity for our #Artemis Program that draws bold inspiration from the Apollo program & forges its own path, showing how #Artemis will pursue lunar exploration like never before and pave the way to Mars: https://t.co/VbHcWgTS0f
All of you rascals on here doing your best to better yourselves with exercise and diet and quitting bad habits and self-reflection — I SEE YOU. Thanks for sharing your struggle so the rest of us don’t feel so alone.