Nasa to open moon rock samples sealed after Apollo missions 50 years ago
5 years, 6 months ago

Nasa to open moon rock samples sealed after Apollo missions 50 years ago

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Moon rock samples collected by Apollo astronauts and subsequently locked away by for decades are to be examined by researchers. Next month marks the 50th anniversary of the first manned moon landing, but sample curator Ryan Zeigler says the timing is accidental. Some of the soil and rock samples have never been exposed to Earth’s atmosphere, having been vacuum-packed on the moon then frozen or stored in gaseous helium on returning to Earth, and left untouched. Ryan Zeigler, Apollo sample curator, with a selection of lunar samples Of the six manned moon landings, Apollo 11 yielded the fewest lunar samples – only 48lbs.

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Moon rock, collected in 1972, now on display in Oval office after Biden's request
3 years, 11 months ago

Moon rock, collected in 1972, now on display in Oval office after Biden's request

India TV News  

NASA has loaned a Moon rock for display in the Oval Office of the White House at the request of the Joe Biden administration. The "Lunar Sample 76015,143" is from the Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, the US space agency said on Thursday. Apollo 17 astronaut Ronald Evans and moonwalkers Harrison Schmitt and Eugene …

China spacecraft lands on moon to bring rocks back to Earth
4 years, 1 month ago

China spacecraft lands on moon to bring rocks back to Earth

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A Chinese spacecraft sent to return lunar rocks to Earth collected its first samples Wednesday after landing on the moon, the government announced, adding to a string of successes for Beijing’s increasingly ambitious space program. The Chang’e 5 probe touched down shortly after 11 p.m. on Tuesday after descending from an orbiter, the China National Space Administration said. …

NASA to study previously unopened Apollo sample
5 years, 2 months ago

NASA to study previously unopened Apollo sample

India TV News  

As NASA plans to return humans to the Moon in 2024, scientists opened an untouched rock and soil sample from the Moon returned to Earth as part of the the US space agency's final mission of the Apollo programme. The sample, opened on Tuesday, was collected on the Moon by Apollo 17 astronauts Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt, who drove …

NASA just opened an untouched Moon rock sample
5 years, 2 months ago

NASA just opened an untouched Moon rock sample

CNN  

CNN — Scientists from NASA have opened up an untouched Moon rock and soil sample that was brought back by the Apollo 17 lunar mission, which returned to Earth in December 1972. “Opening these samples now will enable new scientific discoveries about the Moon and will allow a new generation of scientists to refine their techniques to better study future …

Apollo 11 lunar samples were searched for signs of life
5 years, 5 months ago

Apollo 11 lunar samples were searched for signs of life

CNN  

CNN — When the Apollo 11 astronauts returned to Earth after their historic moon landing, they brought back lunar samples for scientists to study. In light of the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing, which occurs Saturday, NASA has released rare footage of those scientists checking the samples for signs of life. “We were really concerned about contaminating the …

Moon rocks from Apollo missions will be opened on 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11
5 years, 6 months ago

Moon rocks from Apollo missions will be opened on 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11

Firstpost  

Of all the six mission, the Apollo 11 mission got back only 22 kilograms of moon rocks, the least amount of samples. Zeigler’s job is to preserve what the 12 moonwalkers brought back from 1969 through 1972 lunar samples totalling 842 pounds and ensure scientists get the best possible samples for study. “Fifty years later, we’re still learning new things …

NASA to open sealed moon rock samples from Apollo missions for the first time in decades!
5 years, 6 months ago

NASA to open sealed moon rock samples from Apollo missions for the first time in decades!

India Today  

Inside a locked vault at Johnson Space Center is treasure few have seen and fewer have touched. 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing What better way to mark this summer's 50th anniversary of humanity's first footsteps on the moon than by sharing a bit of the lunar loot. It was supposed to be left on the Moon, but was …

NASA opening moon rock samples sealed since Apollo missions
5 years, 6 months ago

NASA opening moon rock samples sealed since Apollo missions

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — Inside a locked vault at Johnson Space Center is treasure few have seen and fewer have touched. “But certainly the anniversary increased the awareness and the fact that we’re going back to the moon.” With the golden anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s feat fast approaching — their lunar module Eagle landed July 20, 1969, on the …

NASA to study untouched Moon samples from Apollo missions for first time
5 years, 9 months ago

NASA to study untouched Moon samples from Apollo missions for first time

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The samples were vacuum-sealed on the Moon & brought to Earth by Apollo 17 astronauts 50 years ago. NASA has awarded USD eight million to nine science teams to study the untouched samples collected from the Moon by Apollo missions in the 1970s and carefully stored for nearly 50 years, the US space agency said. Stored untouched for ~50 years, …

NASA to study Moon samples from Apollo missions
5 years, 9 months ago

NASA to study Moon samples from Apollo missions

India TV News  

US space agency NASA has selected nine teams to study untouched samples collected from the Moon by the Apollo missions in the 1970s and carefully stored for nearly 50 years. "By studying these precious lunar samples for the first time, a new generation of scientists will help advance our understanding of our lunar neighbour and prepare for the next era …

Untouched moon samples from the Apollo missions will be studied for the first time
5 years, 10 months ago

Untouched moon samples from the Apollo missions will be studied for the first time

CNN  

CNN — After sitting untouched in storage for nearly 50 years, lunar samples collected during the Apollo 15, 16 and 17 missions will be studied for the first time, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Monday. “By studying these precious lunar samples for the first time, a new generation of scientists will help advance our understanding of our lunar neighbor and …

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