This Week In Space podcast: Episode 223 — The Lunar Domain

On Episode 223 of This Week In Space , Rod Pyle and guest co-host Dale Skran are joined by Dr. Scott Pace to discuss the future of exploration on the Moon. We're headed for a space renaissance, and it will be focused on the Moon. The US, China, and international partners of both are vying to land people there and construct a permanent lunar base. Meanwhile,

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  1. Humanity's First Steps: Apollo 11: Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969, during the Apollo 11 mission, fulfilling President Kennedy's goal.
  2. Longest Lunar Stay: Apollo 17: Apollo 17, the final Apollo mission, holds the record for the longest human lunar landing mission, with astronauts spending over 75 hours on the surface in December 1972.
  3. First Robotic Soft Landing: Luna 9: The Soviet Union's Luna 9 spacecraft achieved the first successful soft landing on the Moon on February 3, 1966, and transmitted the first panoramic images from the lunar surface.

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