Events with tag - Lunar Mission

July 20, 1969

Apollo 11 Moon Landing

On July 20, 1969, NASA's Apollo 11 mission achieved the first human landing on the Moon, with astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin becoming the first humans to walk on lunar surface while Michael Collins orbited above.

July 20, 1969

First Moon Landing

NASA's Apollo 11 mission successfully achieved the first human moon landing, with Neil Armstrong taking humanity's first steps on lunar surface at 10:56 PM EDT, July 20, 1969, marking a pivotal moment in space exploration history.

April 13, 1970

Apollo 13 Oxygen Tank Explosion

On April 13, 1970, an oxygen tank explosion aboard Apollo 13 spacecraft transformed a routine lunar mission into an extraordinary survival story. Located 200,000 miles from Earth, astronauts James Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise faced a critical situation that would become one of NASA's most dramatic rescue operations.

December 7, 1972

Apollo 17: NASA's Final Moon Landing

Apollo 17, launched on December 7, 1972, was NASA's final lunar mission of the Apollo program. Led by Commander Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt, it set multiple records including the longest surface stay and most extensive moonwalks in the program's history.

December 14, 1972

Apollo 17: The Final Moon Landing

Apollo 17, NASA's final lunar mission, concluded on December 14, 1972, marking humanity's last footsteps on the Moon. Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt spent over three days exploring the Taurus-Littrow valley while setting multiple records for lunar exploration.

September 14, 2007

Japan Launches SELENE Lunar Mission

Japan's JAXA space agency launched SELENE (Kaguya), their first lunar orbiter, from Tanegashima Space Center. The mission represented the largest lunar exploration project since NASA's Apollo program, carrying 13 scientific instruments to study the Moon's composition and structure.

April 11, 2019

Beresheet Moon Landing Failure

Israel's first lunar mission, the Beresheet spacecraft, crashed during its final descent to the Moon's surface after experiencing main engine failure and communication loss at an altitude of 149 meters.

November 23, 2020

Chang'e 5 Lunar Mission Launch

China's Chang'e 5 spacecraft launched on a historic lunar sample-return mission, marking the country's first attempt to bring moon rocks back to Earth since the 1970s. The mission successfully collected and returned approximately 2 kg of lunar samples.

April 1, 2023

SpaceX Dear Moon Mission

SpaceX plans historic lunar mission 'Dear Moon' to send eight civilian passengers and crew on a six-day journey around the Moon using their revolutionary Starship spacecraft.