50th Anniversary of 1st Moon Landing

I couldn’t help but stick a post in here celebrating the landing of Apollo 11 on the Moon this past weekend. Is it mining related? I think the graphic, provided by NASA, confirms that it is. In fact over the course of the Apollo landings nearly a half ton of rocks were brought back to be studied. They provided much information to help us understand the Moon and our Solar System. There’s even more to be discovered as indicated in this recent article. Well done Buzz, Neil, and Mike.

Sample collecting on this scale came later in the Apollo flights.

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