On This Day (Feb 5, 1971): Apollo 14 Landed on the Moon - 5 Myths People Still Get Wrong About Moon Missions

Fifty-five years ago today, Alan Shepard turned the Moon into the world’s most exclusive country club. But while the golf shot was real, the conspiracy theories trailing behind the Apollo missions are still stuck in the bunker. February 5, 1971. It was a Friday, and honestly, the vibes at NASA were tense. The ghost of Apollo 13 was still haunting the corridors of Mission Control. We hadn't landed on the Moon in over a year, and the whole world was watching to see if America had lost its nerve.   But then, Antares - the Lunar Module that looked like a spider wrapped in gold foil - touched down in the Fra Mauro highlands. Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell didn't just walk; they worked. And yes, Shepard famously whipped out a makeshift six-iron and shanked a couple of golf balls into the gray dust.   It was a moment of pure human ...

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