On April 1, 2026, NASA launched the first crewed lunar mission in 50 years, sending four astronauts on a ten-day fly-around of the moon. It’s a follow-up to the 2022 Artemis I mission, and its aim is to test life-support systems on board the Orion spacecraft that should lay the foundation for a return to the moon in the near future. It’s an exciting time for those who envision long-term human presence on the moon – but for those who remember the glory days of the space program in the ’60s, there’s a fun fact they might have forgotten: Chevrolet “rewarded” astronauts in the most bizarre way – by selling them Corvette’s for literally a buck. But there’s more to it than that.
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