On this date, Jan. 4, 1970, NASA officially canceled the Apollo 20 mission and transferred the Saturn V rocket that would have sent astronauts to the moon to the Skylab mission. NASA, in a ...
On January 4, 1970, NASA cancelled the Apollo 20 moon mission. This came just six months after Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong became the first people to ever set foot on the moon.
Approximating the lander's effects on the moon’s surface are critical to planning a safe journey for Artemis astronauts. By Andrew Paul Published Nov 17, 2023 8:00 AM EST Get the Popular Science daily ...