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A technology demonstration flying aboard the next delivery for NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services)...
A technology demonstration flying aboard the next delivery for NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services)...
S71-23772 (11-12 March 1971) --- Two members of the prime crew of the Apollo 15 lunar landing mission collect soil...
S69-53666 (30 Sept. 1969) --- A close-up view of numerous fern plants growing in a sprinkling of lunar soil brought...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Apollo 17 Lunar Module Pilot Harrison H. Schmitt, left, scoops soil samples into a specimen...
AS12-47-6932 (19 Nov. 1969) --- Close-up view of a set of tongs, an Apollo Lunar Hand Tool, being used by astronaut...
Panorama view of Apollo 17 Lunar surface photos for use in presentations to NASA management and for Outreach...
Panoramas of Apollo sites were created to familiarize various Constellation projects with the actual nature of the...
AS15-92-12424 (31 July-2 Aug. 1971) --- Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, uses a scoop in making a...
Panorama view of Apollo 17 Lunar surface photos for use in presentations to NASA management and for Outreach...
AS12-57-8448 (19-20 Nov. 1969) --- An Apollo 12 stereo view showing a three-inch square of the lunar surface upon...
AS12-49-7318 (19-20 Nov. 1969) --- One of the Apollo 12 crew members is photographed with the tools and carrier of...
The second manned lunar landing mission, Apollo 12 launched from launch pad 39-A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida...
S71-41501 (1 Aug. 1971) --- Astronaut David R. Scott, Apollo 15 commander, is seen carrying the Apollo Lunar Surface...
AS17-145-22165 (12 Dec. 1972) --- Scientist-astronaut Harrison H. Schmitt, lunar module pilot, with his adjustable...
AS17-145-22157 (12 Dec. 1972) --- Scientist-astronaut Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17 lunar module pilot, uses an...
S71-41511 (2 Aug. 1971) --- The Apollo 15 Lunar Module (LM) "Falcon" is seen only seconds before ascent stage...
jsc2011e118361 - Panorama view of Apollo 15 lunar module pilot James B. Irwin, using a scoop in making a trench in...
Scientists have discovered that water is being released from the Moon during meteor showers. When a speck of comet...
iss071e462507 (Aug. 12, 2024) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Matthew Dominick mixes bags...
This is a close-up of an exact replica of the Apollo-era Lunar Roving Vehicle Wheel, of which twelve originals still...
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins places a sample marker in the soil before collecting a sample during a nighttime...
NASA’s ISRU Pilot Excavator (IPEx) project digs up lunar soil, known as regolith, and transports it across the...
The second manned lunar landing mission, Apollo 12, launched from launch pad 39-A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida...