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An ordinary office door opened before me, exposing a portal to the moon. When I stepped inside, I felt a strange connection with explorers of all ages.

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JACKSON, MI – Apollo and Bella are just two of the many pets at Cascades Humane Society that are looking for loving forever homes. Apollo loves, loves, loves being outside. He is a Cascades Humane Society staff favorite and enjoys cuddling and spooning. When you pet Bella, you will receive a soft purr and her head pushed into your hands. Those considering adopting Apollo, Bella or another pet can apply to do so here.

Omar Apollo has been nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammys, an accolade that usually takes artists years to achieve. But not for Apollo.

A roadside rocket display that has stood as a welcome sign for drivers entering the state of Alabama is no longer safe to be left standing.

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There was something familiar about the hat Derrol Nail wore while NASA's Orion spacecraft splashed down from the moon that evoked images of Apollo astronauts.

The flight has gone exceedingly well, raising hopes for Artemis II, the first flight with crew.

NASA's Apollo 17 mission lifted off on Dec. 7, 1972, sending Gene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans toward Earth's nearest neighbor.

NASA’s Orion capsule and its test dummies swooped one last time around the moon Monday, flying over a couple Apollo landing sites before heading home. (Dec. 5)

NASA’s Orion spacecraft reached the moon on Monday. Three test dummies were inside as it passed 81 miles above the lunar surface. It’s the first time a capsule has visited the moon since NASA’s Apollo program 50 years ago. (Nov. 21)

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NASA has begun the contracting process for the next-generation lunar rover to be used during the Artemis Moon missions, starting in 2024.

A new NASA study has found that the protection of the Apollo landing sites remains a concern. But the report recommends "extreme restraint" in seeking protection for such sites.

An analysis of lunar samples returned by China's Chang'e 5 moon mission has produced a new possible answer for volcanism late in the moon's history.

McDivitt commanded two early Gemini and Apollo missions in the 1960s that helped NASA's efforts to land on the moon.

The man said a pit bull had attacked him, biting his arm and torso, and he then shot the dog. Officers determined the man had been walking in the park with his Münsterländer dog when a black-and-white pit bull named Apollo approached them. He then returned to his van, reloaded the derringer, and shot the pit bull two more times, the witness said. The Münsterländer nipped at Apollo and its owner swatted at Apollo, Lopez said. All things considered, Apollo is doing OK for a dog shot multiple times.

JACKSON, MI -- The Jackson County Animal Shelter, 3770 Spring Arbor Road, has many pets available for adoption. Apollo is not particularly fond of cats but otherwise is an affectionate, happy-go-lucky guy. The dog adoption fee is $150 for medium and large dogs and $250 for puppies and small dogs, which includes vaccinations, microchip and sterilization. Cat adoption fees are $60 for one cat, $80 for two, which includes applicable tests, vaccines and spay/neutering. See more pets available for adoption at Petango.com

JACKSON, MI – Apollo and Cherry are just two of the many pets at Cascades Humane Society that are looking for loving forever homes. He loves, loves, loves being outside. Cascades Humane Society, 1515 Carmen Drive, is open to the public from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. CHS accepts cat or dog food donations, as long as the food is in its original packaging. The Pet Food Pantry is open from noon to 2 p.m. on the first Saturday of the month.

The US buyout firm is suing to uphold its rights as a shareholder in a bankrupt Indian retail group after the e-commerce giant saw its claims scuttled.

The Artemis program is NASA’s flagship deep-space human exploration program, meant to return astronauts to the moon for the first time since the last of the Apollo missions, in 1972. Saturday’s flight, known as Artemis I, is the first in a series of test missions. It would send the Orion crew capsule in orbit around the moon for about six weeks without any astronauts on board. The next flight, Artemis II, scheduled for some time in 2024, would send astronauts into lunar orbit but not to the surface of the moon. A lunar landing, Artemis III, could come in 2025 or 2026, if all goes according to plan.

After Monday's scrubbed lift-off bid, the Space Launch System rocket is about to give it another go.

The launch of Artemis I, an unmanned mission set to blast off on Monday morning that aimed to resume NASA’s program of sending people to the moon, was canceled after engineers were unable to resolve an issue in one of the rocket's four engines.

The space agency's long-awaited Artemis I mission is set for liftoff Monday. It is the first of three missions set to culminate with landing astronauts on the lunar south pole as early as 2025.

The clock is counting down to the debut flight of the rocket that will send people back to the Moon.

The 322-foot Space Launch System rocket is the most powerful ever built by NASA.

The Haughton-Mars Project is planting flags and leaving footprints, but in a very different way than Apollo astronauts did on the moon.

The 13 regions at the moon’s South Pole are a long way from where Neil Armstrong explored.

A prototype of NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) has completed a movement test on a simulation of the lunar surface.

The US astronaut wore the inflight jacket onboard his historic trip to the Moon in 1969.

Three dogs and two cats are among the pets that are available for adoption at the Monroe County Animal Control.

NASA's new SLS megarocket for Artemis 1 is back on the launch pad and you can see live views right now for free.

NASA hopes dress-rehearsal countdown will finally clear SLS rocket for launch on unpiloted moon mission.

Scientists for the first time have grown plants in soil from the moon collected by NASA’s Apollo astronauts.

Mr Ambani, who is one of Asia's richest people, is reportedly planning a takeover of the retail chain.

Ruling Hamas authorities say a Palestinian farmer has found a rare 4,500-year-old stone sculpture while working his land in the southern Gaza Strip

A Palestinian farmer found a rare 4,500-year-old stone sculpture while working his land in the southern Gaza Strip, ruling Hamas authorities announced Monday. The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said the 22-centimeter (6.7-inch) tall limestone head is believed to represent the Canaanite goddess Anat and is estimated to be dated to around 2,500 B.C. “Anat was the goodness of love, beauty, and war in the Canaanite mythology,” said Jamal Abu Rida, the ministry’s director, in a statement.

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NASA is kicking off a critical countdown test for its new moon rocket.

NASA kicked off a critical countdown test Friday for its new moon rocket, a 30-story behemoth that could make its first lunar test flight by summer. NASA plans to set a launch date after analyzing the results of the dress rehearsal for the Space Launch System rocket — SLS for short. No one will be on board for the first moonshot since NASA’s Apollo lunar landings a half-century ago.

Astronauts will have detailed geology training over many years to ensure returning to the moon brings the best science to Earth, NASA officials said.

Apollo’s interest in education firm Pearson is a sign that the buyout industry is restarting its swoop on the cheap U.K. stock market.

Private equity firm Apollo Global has held preliminary conversations with sports betting companies to potentially merge with Yahoo Sports, sources say

One private astronaut is promising to take his crew closer to the moon than anyone has been since the last Apollo mission.

The much-anticipated rollout of NASA’s moon rocket and capsule to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a fueling test will be delayed for another few weeks, the space agency said Wednesday.

This lunar lander is being developed by Blue Origin, with the aim to contribute to future space exploration.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A bobcat that ran away from a Grand Rapids nature preserve has been found and returned safely. Apollo, the 17-pound male bobcat that got loose from the Blandford Nature Center Friday, was caught in a live trap, the center announced in a Facebook post Sunday morning. RELATED: Bobcat on the loose after escaping new home at Grand Rapids nature centerApollo was caught in a trap set up by a neighbor on the north east side of Blandford’s property, officials said. At the time he was found, Apollo had no visible injuries or ailments, officials said. The sibling bobcats were found in Hart this past spring after their mother died in a car accident, according to the Blandford Nature Center’s website.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A bobcat is on the loose after escaping from its enclosure at Blandford Nature Center in Grand Rapids. The 17-pound male bobcat named Apollo was last seen on the nature center’s property around 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 17. Artemis and Apollo were given to the 264-acre Blandford Nature Center in northwest Grand Rapids in early December. Blandford Nature Center is asking the community to keep an eye out for the missing bobcat. Any sightings can be reported to the Grand Rapids Police non-emergency dispatch line at 616-456-3400.

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Moonwalkers of the Artemis generation are going to need some new gear and very soon if NASA plans to achieve its goal.

The taxpayer-funded loan was made on the grounds that the company's operations are critical for maintaining national security. The panel members questioned the decision to deem YRC’s business vital to national security. Ramamurti asked Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin whether he had had contacts with Kushner or his staff regarding the YRC loan. He called the loan to YRC “a fast-tracked, extremely generous loan that just so happened to help” Apollo as YRC’s creditor. To qualify for the national security aid, companies should be performing under defense contracts of the highest national priority or operating under top-secret security clearance.

ANN ARBOR Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin just made the University of Michigan Marching Bands year. He retweeted Monday their performance at Michigan Stadium during the Oct. 27 Michigan vs. Notre Dame game in which they formed a NASA formation at half time. Michigan Band tweeted, So glad we got the opportunity to collaborate with @NASA, @JimBridenstine, and @UMengineering!Aldrin replied with a fun fact that all of Apollo 15s crew were Michigan alumni. Like what youre reading? Sign up for our email newsletter here!

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - The first footsteps on the moon belonged to two men, but they may never have made it there if not for Margaret Hamilton. The software engineer developed the onboard computer programs that powered NASA's Apollo missions, including the 1969 moon landing. Who is Margaret Hamilton? The software's emergency preparedness is thought to have helped save the mission, Hamilton wrote. Hamilton never left the Earth's atmosphere, but without her groundbreaking software, it's unlikely that the American flag would've been planted on the moon in July 1969.

From singing to golfing to Galileo, Apollo astronauts enjoyed lighter moments on the moon while on their official mission of scientific exploration. Here are other memorable moments beyond Apollo.