there was no way to determine how close they were to the intended landing point. In order to solve this navigational problem, the crew of Apollo 12 opened the top hatch of the LEM, poked their ...

NASA had strict rules about how sharp an angle was safe for a LEM landing ... Duke did not long before their April 16, 1972 liftoff. The full book Apollo VII – XVII by Simon Phillipson, Joel ...

A fresh analysis of lunar dust collected by Apollo 16 astronauts in 1972 offers a clearer ... scientists say. After landing in the heavily-cratered Descartes region in the lunar highlands ...

Before Apollo ... 16 miles from its intended target in the Sea of Tranquility, ending a flight of 248,900 miles. Scientists had an interest in this area of the moon as a possible landing zone ...