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Apollo 11 Crew Celebrates Moon Landing, Challenges Us to Go To Mars

Forty years ago today, Apollo 11 made history as the first human beings landed on the moon. And as the original astronauts from the mission–Buzz Aldrin, Neal Armstrong and Michael Collins–gather to celebrate the event, they have a new challenge for the next generation of space explorers–let’s go to Mars. The astronuats lamented that NASA is planning [...]
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Forty Years Ago Today

Genres / Sci Fi : TrekToday (4 years ago)

On July 20, 1969, Mankind took its first baby steps by leaving the home planet and stepping onto the surface of the moon. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to land and walk on the moon,... Read Post

Over (And On) The Moon: 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Mission

United States / New York : Gothamist (4 years ago)

       Forty years ago today, NASA's Apollo crew went to the moon, with astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong setting down on the moon's surface while Michael Collins orbited above. NASA has various features on its website, like... Read Post

Apollo 14 visited the Moon forty years ago today [Space]

Genres / Sci Fi : io9 (2 years ago)

Forty years ago today, Apollo 14 completed the third successful lunar landing in human history. As the lunar module Antares took off, astronaut Edgar Mitchell snapped a bunch of photographs that have now created this amazing image o... Read Post


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