In addition to being the first U.S. commercial lander on the moon, Nova-C would also be the first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since Apollo 17’s Challenger lunar module in December 1972.
That’s similar to the record set by NASA’s John Young, who flew in four spacecraft. He flew on two Gemini missions, two Apollo missions, one with a landing on the moon so it meant a ride down and back ...