manned

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Members of the Cambridge University Space Flight Society said the "incredible" expedition was the first of its kind they had seen in their lifetimes, with the last manned moon mission being 1972.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The next day, the Artemis II crew heard a message from Jim Lovell, the pilot of the first manned spaceflight to orbit the moon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

So did the checkpoints manned by armed men which had spread throughout the city in recent weeks, with only barriers and signs remaining on the roadside where they once stood.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

“That cannot be right,” Livingston Holder, a former manned spaceflight engineer with the Air Force and space shuttle payload specialist, recalled thinking when he first heard that fact.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Some stood tall with their rifles at their sides, while others manned the jeeps parked at the curb.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals