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50 years ago today, Apollo 15 landed on the Moon. @NASA_Astronauts David Scott and James Irwin deployed experiments & made the first-ever drives in the Lunar Roving Vehicle, while Al Worden conducted science in lunar orbit aboard the Command Module: https://t.co/u09q1uPyHW https://t.co/aaeYxsPcDT

Mark your calendars! ✏️ Hubble’s #DeepFieldWeek is happening August 2-6. Follow along on social media as we take a deep dive into some of Hubble’s most iconic images and what they’ve taught us about our universe – and ourselves. Find out more here: https://t.co/RKGEJyn9E5 https://t.co/EJL00pzhWh

1 year after launch, NASA's Perseverance rover prepares to collect 1st sample on Mars https://t.co/rdiD6ChQu7 https://t.co/pLXpk3f8oM

50 years ago right now, Apollo 15 lunar module Falcon landed on the surface of the Moon. A few hours later, astronaut Dave Scott performed a short stand-up EVA, with his upper body extended through the top hatch of the LM, and took this photo. #Apollo50 https://t.co/TRutxNNRym

A single frame moon image

50 years ago today, two Apollo 15 @NASA_Astronauts landed on the surface of the Moon. https://t.co/ps42DdCTX9

🎉 We are celebrating a decade of @SpaceApps! 🎉 Thousands of participants around the world team up to work with open-source data in a 48-hour sprint to answer some of the pressing challenges for Earth and space. 💻 Register now: https://t.co/Kq50PHr9eT https://t.co/OsgJRV39yW

“Okay, Houston. As I stand out here in the wonders of the unknown at Hadley, I sort of realize there's a fundamental truth to our nature. Man must explore. And this is exploration at its greatest.” – David Scott #Apollo50th https://t.co/nePuEA689l

The GAO Friday denied protests that Blue Origin and Dynetics filed of NASA’s award of a single lunar lander contract to SpaceX. https://t.co/VaNeWJbMtj https://t.co/Gn40lasJoL

One year ago today, the Perseverance rover launched to Mars on an Atlas V rocket. It arrived at the Red Planet seven months later — in February of this year — and has been exploring ever since. https://t.co/ftvzdmyA3u

An Ariane 5 rocket is scheduled for launch at 5pm EDT (2100 GMT) from Kourou, French Guiana, on the first mission for Europe’s heavy-lift launcher in nearly one year. The rocket will deploy two large communications satellites for Embratel and Eutelsat. https://t.co/RiyY54HxhY https://t.co/tzzGo6rDqH

🚀 On Aug. 10, the next delivery of @ISS_Research & supplies launches from @NASAWallops in Virginia. Live in the U.S. mid-Atlantic? You may be able to see @NorthropGrumman's rocket & cargo spacecraft heading to the @Space_Station! When & where to look up: https://t.co/gaqpLTrjT2 https://t.co/Sk8CWVUI2e

“Every time I came around the moon I went to a window and watched the Earth rise and that was pretty unique.” - Al Worden Al Worden was the command module pilot for Apollo 15, and one of the "loneliest men in the universe" each time he circled the Moon. https://t.co/J9VaS5b7Nn

Liftoff of an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana, carrying Embratel Star One D2 and Eutelsat Quantum communications satellites into space to cover Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. https://t.co/RiyY54HxhY https://t.co/irjW3kQsSJ

Thanks to everyone who stopped by today to make the reopening of our flagship building in Washington, DC, a day to remember. Plan your visit: https://t.co/9rnUyLXojw https://t.co/NBRbtKxKEp