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Tranquility Base, Mare Tranquillitatis, Moon

Tranquility Base

Tranquility Base is currently inactive, and has witnessed the launch of 1 rockets, including 1 orbital launch attempts, while Mare Tranquillitatis, Moon, has been the site for 1 rocket launches, with a tally of 0 booster landings recorded.

Landing site of Apollo 11’s lunar module Eagle on 20 July 1969.

Mare Tranquillitatis, Moon

Mare Tranquillitatis(Latin for Sea of Tranquillity) is a lunar mare that sits within the Tranquillitatis basin on the Moon. It contains Tranquility Base, the first location on another celestial body to be visited by humans.

Agency

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Acting Administrator: James Free

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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