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

“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

"However, I expect when China realises manned lunar landing by 2030 with the new spaceship and lunar landing vehicle, it will catch up with the US in the human spaceflight field."

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Those who were allowed to leave left by the King's Gate or the Iron Gate, but Lannister men-at-arms in crimson cloaks and lion- crested helms manned the guard posts there.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin