On February 5th we celebrated the 50th anniversary of Apollo 14 and Alan Shepard landing on the Moon with a virtual driving tour of locations in the state connected to that story. In case you missed all the fun, here are the video links:

In December 1972 Apollo 17 returned from its lunar mission and since then no humans have been back to the Moon. As the next step in lunar and space exploration, NASA announced the Artemis Program which will develop new technologies for space, collaborate with other nations and commercial partners, and return humans to the Moon by 2024.

As part of our celebration of Apollo 14’s 50th Anniversary, we’re posting information on Alan Shepard, the Apollo Program, and NASA.

On January 31, 1971 Apollo 14 launched carrying Commander Alan Shepard, Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Mitchell, and Command Module Pilot Stuart Roosa. Their mission was to journey to the Moon, land the Antares Lunar Module in the Fra Mauro Crater, explore more of the Moon’s surface, and conduct experiments on the surface and in orbit.

In case you missed it, check out Yeric’s Gravity Dance steps (plus some fun information about low/no gravity environments)- part of our celebration of Apollo 14’s 50th Anniversary!

While Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell were landing on and then exploring the Moon, another astronaut, Stuart Roosa, was watching, waiting, and conducting experiments aboard the command module in orbit around the Moon.
As part of our celebration of Apollo 14’s 50th Anniversary, we’re posting information on Alan Shepard, the Apollo Program, and NASA.

While Granite Staters might first think of Alan Shepard when they think of Apollo 14, he was not the only astronaut to walk on the Moon during that mission. Edgar Mitchell was the pilot of the lunar module and spent 9 hours working on the Moon with Alan Shepard on February 5 & 6, 1971.

As part of our celebration of Apollo 14’s 50th Anniversary, we’re posting information on Alan Shepard, the Apollo Program, and NASA.

As part of our celebration of Apollo 14’s 50th Anniversary, we’re bringing you all sort of space-themed activities and resources- yesterday Christine read “The Big Beyond”- check out the video here

Following the success of Gemini, it was time to set NASA’s sights on the Moon. The Apollo Program included new equipment, new destinations, and new challenges. Over 11 crewed missions, 33 astronauts launched into space and 12 of them walked on the Moon meeting the program’s goals of establishing the US’s leadership in space, developing new technology, and exploring the Moon.

As part of our celebration of Apollo 14’s 50th Anniversary, we’re posting information on Alan Shepard, the Apollo Program, and NASA.

In case you missed it, we’re challenging you to get outside and recreate Alan Shepard’s golf-on-the-Moon moment during the Apollo 14 mission! Send us your videos by 9 pm Sunday, February 7th to mzapletal@starhop.com- we’ll choose two entries to win family memberships! Check out the video here

With the success of Project Mercury, NASA knew that it could launch someone into orbit and then safely return them to Earth, but that could only take us so far in terms of landing on Moon. The next steps were to send more astronauts into space and expand the range of vehicles available- that would be done through the Gemini Program.

As part of our celebration of Apollo 14’s 50th Anniversary, we’re posting information on Alan Shepard, the Apollo Program, and NASA.

In case you missed it, we’ve put together instructions on creating a variety of rockets at home- then you can join us next Saturday at 3:30 pm for an online community rocket launch! Check out the video here.

On April 9, 1959 NASA introduced the first group of astronauts who would be reaching for the stars: the Mercury 7.

As part of our celebration of Apollo 14’s 50th Anniversary, we’re posting information on Alan Shepard, the Apollo Program, and NASA.

Project Mercury was NASA’s program to safely launch a manned spacecraft into orbit around Earth and then safely recover the astronaut and craft, an important step in US space technology and eventually journeying beyond our atmosphere.

Think that NASA started with the space race? Well, you’re kind of correct...

As part of our celebration of Apollo 14’s 50th Anniversary, we’re posting information on Alan Shepard, the Apollo Program, and NASA. Long before NASA was an acronym familiar to those who look at the stars, the United States was concerned about the development of aviation technologies in World War I.

As part of our celebration of Apollo 14’s 50th Anniversary, we’re posting information on Alan Shepard, the Apollo Program, and NASA. Before gaining recognition as one of the Mercury 7 and the first American in space, Alan Shepard already had a distinguished career in the United States Navy.