December:

• December 14, 1972 – Apollo 17 Moon Mission: NASA’s Apollo 17 mission, the final lunar landing of the Apollo program, explored the moon’s Taurus-Littrow region.
• December 15, 2015 – SpaceX’s Falcon 9 First-Stage Landing: SpaceX achieved a significant milestone by successfully landing the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket back on Earth after a launch.
• December 20, 1968 – Apollo 8 Lunar Orbit: NASA’s Apollo 8 mission became the first crewed spacecraft to orbit the moon, capturing the iconic “Earthrise” photo.

This blog post is part of a series of writings celebrating and sharing the successes of the Space Exploration. They will be posted on the 20th of each month to celebrate the first landing on the moon. (July 20, 1969) To read more and find classroom resources follow this Link.