... Apollo 17 mission in 1972, so our only recourse for 50 years has been to ‘return to the Moon virtually’ by means of documentary films and books. Occasionally, a coffee-table tome on Apollo makes us stop and marvel at ...
..., let alone any international regulatory agreement. Legally, at present, there are no protections for any of the artefacts left on the Moon, or any of the features of the landing sites. But this document was a good start, and it served its purpose...
... year. This tiny change, near the limit of detection by ACES, sheds light on the lunar anomaly. If the speed of laser light were slowing, time for light to return from the Moon would increase each year, making the lunar distance appear to increase...
.... Although he sees similarities in today’s political situation, he recognises that the mission itself provided a “significant difference”. “When Borman, Lovell, and Anders returned from the Moon”, he says, “few could argue… that they hadn’t seen...
...to full strength. There were, however, limits to what could be achieved, as a function of uncertain budget flows. A long-promised return to the Moon with Luna 25, 26, 27 and 28 was repeatedly delayed and these missions have still to fly, while Venera...
...MQF) trailers used to quarantine Apollo astronauts on their return from the Moon. The facility was designed to prevent the possible spread of any lunar pathogens the astronauts might have encountered on the lunar surface. Astrovan II, pictured at its...