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18 Coolest Apollo Mission Pics

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Apollo 14

Apollo 14 astronaut on Moon with flag

Credit: NASA/Project Apollo Archive

Apollo FOREteen. Astronaut Alan Shepard hit two golf balls while on the Moon. Also, Command Module Pilot Stuart Roosa brought about 500 seeds with him into orbit for experiments on how they’d grow upon their return to Earth.

Apollo 15

Credit: NASA/Project Apollo Archive

The mission was the first to use the Lunar Roving Vehicle that allowed the astronauts to travel much further from the Lunar Module.

Apollo 15

Credit: NASA/Project Apollo Archive

Also, the astronauts erected a small memorial called the “Fallen Astronaut” dedicated to the American and Soviet astronaut and cosmonauts who had lost their lives in the name of space exploration.

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