When a person is called a “rocket scientist,” it can be referring to someone who supports space exploration, or it can simply mean he or she is very intelligent. A “rock star” usually refers to a member of a successful musical band or someone highly renowned in a particular field. Dr. Brian May could be considered both.
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing, the U.S. Postal Service issued two stamps marking the event. The first day of issue ceremony took place July 19, 2019 at the Apollo/Saturn V Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
After the Apollo command/service module was tested successfully in Earth orbit and on a trip to the Moon, NASA prepared for the next step, the first piloted flight test of the spacecraft designed to land on the lunar surface.