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Rover to Retrace Apollo’s Footsteps

Sun-powered robot will examine lunar junk after four decades
By Jul 21, 2009
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New York Times to NASA: You’re Right, Rockets DO Work in Space

On the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, it seems like every news outlet worth its weight in...
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Five Human Achievements That Could Top Walking on the Moon

Forty years after Apollo 11, a look forward at the world-changing discoveries that could match--or even top--humankind's first steps on...
By Jul 21, 2009
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Watch the Apollo 11 Landing Live, Just as Cronkite Called It

Genius idea from Jason Kottke–he’s synced up Walter Cronkite’s live call of the moon landing on CBS to real time,...
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A Map of the First Moonwalk, Showing Scale

For your convenience, NASA has here superimposed a map of Aldrin and Armstrong’s strolls around the Sea of Tranquility onto...
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On the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, we take a look at the tech of the Apollo program as...
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Apollo +40

If you haven’t yet noticed, today we’re celebrating the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11, and the first humans to step...
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Beyond the Moon: A Chat With Buzz Aldrin

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