NASA opening moon rock samples sealed since Apollo missions (Update)
Inside a locked vault at Johnson Space Center is treasure few have seen and fewer have touched.
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Jun 26, 2019
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Apollo 11 brought a message of peace to the Moon—but Neil and Buzz almost forgot to leave it behind
"How about that package out of your sleeve? Get that?" is certainly not the most famous phrase uttered by a human while on the Moon. And the items nestled in a small packet that astronaut Buzz Aldrin had stowed in the pocket ...
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Mar 26, 2019
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Image: 115 years of flight
For most of human history, we mere mortals have dreamt of taking to the skies—from the myth of Icarus, to kites in China, to the development of hydrogen-filled balloons in the 8th century, to early experiments with gliders ...
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Dec 18, 2018
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First Man: A new vision of the Apollo 11 mission to set foot on the moon
The Apollo 11 lunar landing was the first time humans stepped on another celestial body, and the events leading up to that historic moment – which celebrates its 50th anniversary next year – are depicted in the new movie ...
Space Exploration
Oct 11, 2018
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Gala opens countdown to 50th anniversary of 1st moon landing
Former NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin was noticeably absent from a gala kicking off a yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, even though his nonprofit space education foundation is a sponsor and ...
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Jul 22, 2018
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NASA astronaut, first to fly untethered in space, dies at 80
NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless, the first person to fly freely and untethered in space, has died. He was 80.
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Dec 22, 2017
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Returning humanity to the Moon
In the first act of lunar exploration, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were major characters. In setting its sights on the moon, ESA hopes to bring many more actors to this off-world stage.
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Sep 21, 2017
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Gold replica of US space module pinched from Ohio museum
A gold replica of a lunar landing module gifted to US astronaut Neil Armstrong by French jewlers has been pilfered from an Ohio museum, with security footage offering little help to police.
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Aug 1, 2017
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Astronaut Buzz Aldrin rolls out the red carpet for Mars (Update)
Forty-eight years after he landed on the moon, Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin on Saturday rolled out a red carpet for the red planet at a star-studded gala at the Kennedy Space Center.
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Jul 15, 2017
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Hundreds honor 3 astronauts lost in Apollo fire 50 years ago
Moonwalkers and dozens of others who took part in NASA's storied Apollo program paid tribute Thursday to the three astronauts killed in a fire 50 years ago.
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Jan 26, 2017
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