Mercury 7 Astronaut Scott Carpenter Dead at 88
Scott Carpenter, who became the second US astronaut to orbit the Earth in 1962, as America battled with Moscow in the space race, died Thursday in…
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NASA Coverage of Neil Armstrong Service at Washington National Cathedral
NASA will provide special live programming of the public memorial service at the Washington National Cathedral to honor the life and career of astronaut Neil Armstrong…
Read the articleApollo 11 Reminiscences
July 20th, 1969, 8:30pm: As an 8-year old, I was packed off to bed. My folks knew I was very interested in the upcoming Moon Landing,…
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40 years on from the Apollo 11 Moon Landing in 1969, we’re still no closer to returning to the moon than we were when Apollo 17…
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NASA has released newly restored video from the July 20, 1969, live television broadcast of the Apollo 11 moonwalk. The release commemorates the 40th anniversary of…
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The following is a series of questions and answers prepared by Michael Collins, command module pilot for Apollo 11. Collins issued the following statement in lieu…
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This is a list of Apollo 11 related programmes to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, that are airing on the Sky and Freesat…
Read the articleNASA Announces Request for Information on Werner Von Braun Collection
On the eve of the 40th anniversary of the historic first moon landing, NASA is seeking ideas from the public, academia, and industry about how to…
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