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The lunar rover embodies the connection between the Space programmes and the auto industry Published:  July 29, 2021 10:57 NYT Apollo 17 mission commander Eugene A. Cernan makes a short checkout of the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the early part of the first Apollo 17 extravehicular activity at the Taurus-Littrow landing site. This view of the lunar rover prior to loadup was taken by Harrison H. Schmitt, Lunar Module pilot. The mountain in the right background is the east end of South Massif. Image Credit: NASA David R. Scott was...

Apollo 15 anniversary: 50 years ago, NASA put a car on the Moon SECTIONS Apollo 15 anniversary: 50 years ago, NASA put a car on the MoonBy Rebecca Boyle, New York Times Last Updated: Jul 28, 2021, 08:42 AM IST Share Synopsis Apollo 11 and Apollo 13 are the NASA lunar missions that tend to be remembered most vividly. But at the 50th anniversary of Apollo 15, which launched on July 26, 1971, some space enthusiasts, historians and authors are giving the lunar rover its due as one of the most enduring symbols of the American moon exploration program. New York Times In a photo provided by NASA, Da...

updated: Jul 27 2021, 09:29 ist David R. Scott was not about to pass by an interesting rock without stopping. It was July 31, 1971, and he and James B. Irwin, his fellow Apollo 15 astronaut, were the first people to drive on the moon. After a six-hour inaugural jaunt in the new lunar rover, the two were heading back to their lander, the Falcon, when Scott made an unscheduled pit stop. West of a crater called Rhysling, Scott scrambled out of the rover and quickly picked up a black lava rock, full of holes formed by escaping gas. Scott and Irwin had been trained in geology and knew the specimen...

Will the draw change? The order of games over the four weeks from rounds 18-21 will not change, nor will the dates and times of when matches are played.  What will change is the venues for some matches. Games that were to be hosted by Brisbane, North Queensland, Gold Coast or Melbourne will remain as is. When the changes are announced, the NRL draw page will show the updated information. Where will the relocated matches be played? The NSW-based teams will play their home games at Cbus Super Stadium Suncorp Stadium or Sunshine Coast Stadium. The exact breakdown of those matches will be announ...

Manly hooker Lachlan Croker is confident club captain Daly Cherry-Evans will overcome the emotional toll of losing the State of Origin series in time for Saturday's clash against Canterbury. Cherry-Evans was visibly upset and almost speechless after Queensland surrendered the series to NSW at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday night. His Sea Eagles teammate Tom Trbojevic had another Origin game to remember, guiding the Blues towards victory to seal a 2-0 series win with a game left to play in a fortnight. The pair will return to their Sea Eagles teammates on Wednesday after undergoing a 48-hour quaran...