Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin installed a corner reflector system of mirrors on the Moon's surface to measure the Earth-Moon distance via laser

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In approximately 620 million years, the Moon will be too far from Earth to produce total solar eclipses

The Moon is moving away from Earth at a rate of approximately one to one and a half inches per year

The Sun is approximately 400 times wider than the Moon and roughly 400 times farther from Earth than the Moon

American astronauts aboard the International Space Station cast secure electronic ballots registered in Texas for the 2026 United States midterm elections

Three American astronauts and three Russian cosmonauts were stationed aboard the International Space Station in November 2026

The International Space Station operates on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), matching Greenwich Mean Time

In a Gallup poll regarding the Apollo moon landing, 89% of respondents stated the moon landing was not faked

In a Gallup poll regarding the Apollo moon landing, 6% of respondents stated the moon landing was faked

NASA successfully built bonds between American astronauts and Russian cosmonauts by having them complete a challenging training course together in the wilderness

During a NASA training program, astronauts and cosmonauts bonded by sharing their personal origin stories of wanting to go to space

A NASA training program for astronauts and cosmonauts simulated potential space mission crises, such as losing communication with mission control

The first soft landing on the Moon was by the Soviet satellite Luna 9, 60 years prior to October 2026

In microgravity, astronauts lose bone density at a rate of 2% per month

Astronauts' eyesight diminishes in space due to increased cranial pressure

There have been 51 documented rocket impacts on the Moon from deorbited spacecraft

French astronaut Sophie Adonault spent eight months on the International Space Station

Kevin Fong previously worked with NASA research teams on astronaut health and safety

Wernher von Braun, a German scientist, was in charge of the Apollo program.

The report's list of national goals includes returning to the moon by 2028 and establishing a base there.

The International Space Station is a joint project between the US, Canada, Russia, the European Space Agency, and Japan.