Apollo Landers and the Moon's Future | Raleigh News

Raleigh News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 17, 2026 · 1m

Twelve men walked on the moon, starting with Armstrong and Aldrin on Apollo 11—whose Eagle lander still rests on the lunar surface, captured in satellite photos as tiny white specks. The historic moonwalk united humanity, with Nixon declaring it a moment for all Earthlings. Now, NASA’s Artemis program and private giants like SpaceX and Blue Origin are reviving lunar ambitions, aiming for crewed landings by 2028 with next-gen spacecraft so massive they need ten-story elevators to reach the moon’s surface. From Apollo’s clunky landers to today’s futuristic designs, humanity’s moon dream is…