Apollo

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The last human mission to the Moon was Apollo 17 in December 1972.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Shares of Apollo and Blackstone rose 2.1% and 3.1%, respectively.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Broadcom, Apollo Global Management, and Blackstone are launching the AI XPV Platform with an initial $35 billion to finance AI infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The mission was originally planned as the first crewed lunar landing since Apollo 17 in 1972, with two astronauts due to set down near the Moon's south pole and spend a week on the surface.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

In July 1975, the United States and the Soviet Union had their first joint mission—a Soviet Soyuz capsule docked with a US Apollo module.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson