50 years since the last Apollo astronauts went to the moon, NASA is finally going back
NPR50 years since the last Apollo astronauts went to the moon, NASA is finally going back Enlarge this image toggle caption NASA/JSC NASA/JSC Protected inside a glass case are some precious boots. "They look like, you know, the winter moon boots that you've seen," says Teasel Muir-Harmony, curator of the Apollo collection at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, where this footwear is on display. Sponsor Message "They knew the historic weight of that mission," says Muir-Harmony, who notes that other Apollo astronauts abandoned their overshoes on the moon, to avoid carrying too much cargo home other than lunar rocks. Enlarge this image toggle caption NASA/JSC NASA/JSC "One of the things that bodes very well for Artemis," says Muir-Harmony, "is that this is a program that has had sustained support through multiple administrations."
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