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From Oak Ridge to the Moon

Y-12 had a role in man’s first landing on the moon. We fabricated the “moon boxes” — lunar sample return containers — for the Apollo Program.

Learn more about the life… and prophecies… of John Hendrix.

Learn more about the life… and prophecies… of John Hendrix.

Learn how silver played a major role in the Manhattan Project at Y-12.

Learn how silver played a major role in the Manhattan Project at Y-12.

Y-12's calutrons were given a peacetime mission in the stable isotope program.

Y-12's calutrons were given a peacetime mission in the stable isotope program.

Learn the history behind the Biology Division's presence at Y-12.

Learn the history behind the Biology Division's presence at Y-12.

During the 1950s, scientists conducted pioneering research at Y-12.