Mission control might never have witnessed Neil Armstrong take his first steps on the moon if it weren't for the vision of men like Eugene Shoemaker. Geologists Ivo Luccitta and Jerry Schaber say ...
Colleagues of a late researcher noted for his expertise on outer-space collisions came up with an astronomical way to honor his memory. A vial carrying an ounce of Eugene Shoemaker’s ashes slammed ...
Mission control might never have witnessed Neil Armstrong take his first steps on the moon if it weren’t for the vision of men like Eugene Shoemaker. Geologists Ivo Luccitta and Jerry Schaber say ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An artist's illustration of NASA's NEAR-Shoemaker spacecraft at the asteroid Eros. On Feb. 12, 2001, NASA landed a spacecraft on ...