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Moon golf ball discovery sparks space memory

Discover the incredible story of a golf ball found on the moon! In 1971, astronaut Alan Shepard took a swing on lunar surface, making history with the first golf shot in space. The ball was later ...
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In 1971, Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shepard hit two golf balls on the moon with an improvised six-iron: Both remain there 55 years later

Apollo 14 commander Alan Shepard paused near the end of the mission's second moonwalk on February 6, 1971 and attached a Wilson six-iron club head to the handle of a lunar sample collection tool. It ...