This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Moon Quest to Moon Walks and the Apollo Era
A reflective overview traces humanity’s moon journey from myth and wonder to the Apollo missions. It recalls Apollo 17’s 1972 crew Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan, the vast rock haul, and the era’s scientific triumphs, then notes the funding fade and the long arc toward future space ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
Stars
Mars
Adam
Eve
Cyrano de Bergerac
H.G. Wells
Jules Verne
Edgar Allan Poe
Houston
Carleton Moore
Regents
Arizona State University
Center For Meteorite Studies
Moore
Florida
Harrison Schmitt
Ron Evans
Eugene Cernan
Schmitt
Gene Cernan
America
Cernan
Taurus-Littrow
Yanan Wiper Tate
Truman
Johnson
Earth
Laurie Leshin
NASA
Leshin
California
TransOrbital
Dennis Laurie