Scientists had an interest in this area of the moon as a possible landing zone for a future human landing, and indeed Apollo 11 landed 44 miles southeast of the Ranger 8 impact site in July 1969.

Astronaut Edgar Dean Mitchell's experience in space led him to found the Institute of Noetic Sciences, which explores the science behind psychic and spiritual phenomena.

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In 1972, Apollo 16 astronaut and moon walker Charlie Duke left a family ... with a capacity of 8 terabytes, will be Duke’s original family photo. Speaking at the KSC event, Duke said that ...

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Editor's note: This story was originally published in print on February 8, 2004 ... the crippled Apollo 13 in 1970. And on Feb. 5, 1971, he became the sixth man to walk on the moon.

The Blue Ghost lunar lander, managed by Texas company Firefly Aerospace, touched down Sunday morning on the moon's near side.