If you’d like to see what goes into making a 1/3-scale Apollo 11 Lunar Module ... an old frying pan as a concrete mold to create the lander’s “feet”. Later, a little paint makes the ...

However, all was not lost. NASA had committed to the contract and said Astrobotic could fly a mass simulator to the Moon. The ...

In addition to being the first U.S. commercial lander on the moon, Nova-C would also be the first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since Apollo 17’s Challenger lunar module in December 1972.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. A half-century after Apollo 11's Eagle lander kissed the Sea of ...

One week ago, a private lunar lander left the ground on a nearly 7 ... its Artemis campaign – its first lunar program since the Apollo missions came to an end in 1972. The previous landing ...