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FORMER APOLLO ASTRONAUT HAS DIED

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NASA announced Thursday, Thomas K. Mattingly, a key
commander during the Apollo 16 mission to the moon,
died on October 31 at age 87.     

NASA administrator Bill Nelson said “Astronaut Mattingly
was key to the success of our Apollo Program, and his
shining personality will ensure he is remembered throughout
history."

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Mattingly in Navy uniform.

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WALTER CUNNINGHAM HAS DIED AT 90

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Ronnie Walter Cunningham (March 16, 1932 – January 3, 2023)

Walter Cunningham, the last surviving astronaut from the first
successful crewed space mission in
NASA’s Apollo program,
died Tuesday in Houston. He was a
lunar module pilot on the 
1968 Apollo 7 mission. NASA confirmed Cunningham’s death
on Twitter.


Walter Cunningham: El hombre que abrió las puertas de la Luna - La Tercera

Apollo 7 crewmates Donn Eisele (at left), Wally Schirra
(center) and Walt Cunningham. 
(NASA)

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APOLLO 8 ASTRONAUTS BACK ON EARTH

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During Apollo 8‘s 10 lunar orbits, television images were sent
back home and spectacular photos were taken of the Earth
and the moon from the spacecraft. In addition to being the
First human beings to view firsthand their home world in its
entirety, the three astronauts were also the first to see the far
side of the moon. On Christmas morning, Apollo 8 left its lunar
orbit and began its journey back to Earth, landing safely in the
Pacific Ocean on December 27, 1968.

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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SANDY KOZEL

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

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ED DANAHUE

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Apollo 8 crew (from left) Frank Borman, William Anders, and James Lovell.

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