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1972 on the Moon: stories to listen to | HearLore
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1972 on the Moon
Apollo 17In September 1970, NASA canceled the planned launch of Apollo 18. This decision sent shockwaves through the agency's crew rotation schedule.
Apollo 16On the 21st of April 1972, at 8:23:35 PM Houston time, Charles Duke stepped onto the lunar surface. He was thirty-six years old and became the youngest human…
Lunar Roving VehicleIn 1952, Wernher von Braun published a series of articles in Collier's Weekly magazine titled "Man Will Conquer Space Soon!" These pieces described ten-ton…