NASA Administrator ‘extremely confident’ in Artemis 3 mission in 2027

The statement of support came in the midst of announcing a NASA-supported, privately run air and space show happening in early November.

The top 3

  1. First Human Moon Landing: Apollo 11, launched by the United States on July 16, 1969, achieved the first human landing on the Moon on July 20, 1969, with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepping onto the lunar surface.
  2. First Uncrewed Lunar Soft Landing: The Soviet Union's Luna 9 spacecraft performed the first successful soft landing on the Moon on February 3, 1966, transmitting the first panoramic images from the lunar surface.
  3. Longest Human Stay on the Moon: Apollo 17, the final mission of the Apollo program in December 1972, holds the record for the longest human stay on the lunar surface, with astronauts Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt spending approximately 75 hours (over 3 days) on the Moon.

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