Jul 20 2011

Mysterious Moon ‘Swirls’: Nature’s Graffiti?

Tag: Apollo Program,LRO,Moons — Ray Villard @ 5:20 pm
Despite nearly a half-century of intensive exploration by human and robots, the moon still has strange secrets for us to solve.

Jul 01 2011

NASA to Apollo 14 Astronaut: We Want Our Camera Back

Tag: Apollo Program,Astronauts,Current Events,Space Culture,Space People,Space Politics,The Moon — Ian O'Neill @ 3:23 am
Did ex-NASA astronaut Edgar Mitchell illegally take one of the Apollo 14 cameras, only to try to auction it for profit?

Jun 29 2011

Shuttle Debuted Amid Unknown Dangers

Tag: Apollo Program,Astronauts,Disasters and Accidents,Gemini,History,NASA,Space Shuttle Columbia,Space Station,Spacecraft — Irene Klotz @ 12:46 pm
In 1981, two astronauts launched aboard the shuttle's maiden flight, but there was a 1-in-9 chance of them not surviving.

Jun 24 2011

The Case of NASA’s Contraband Sticky Tape

Tag: Apollo Program,Current Events,Humor,Space Culture,Space People — Ian O'Neill @ 8:17 pm
Sticky tape turned up in a Missouri auction house. NASA pounced to claim ownership. Either the agency is taking sticky tape pilfering very seriously, or something important is stuck to it.

May 31 2011

Photographer Chases Apollo Space Pioneers in ‘Moonbug’

Tag: Apollo Program,Space Culture,Space People — Robert Lamb @ 3:43 am
HowStuffWorks writer Robert Lamb blogs about a new space documentary that combines photography, filmmaking, music and lunar exploration.

Apr 13 2011

Money: The Next Human Spaceflight Incentive?

Tag: Apollo Program,Aviation,Current Events,Mars,NASA,Private Spaceflight,Soyuz,Space Commercialization,Space Culture,Space Politics,Space Shuttle,Space Station,Space Technology,Spaceflight — Ian O'Neill @ 7:04 am
Are we at a cross-roads in human spaceflight? Or are we in a steady decline? On the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's first flight, Discovery News space producer Ian O'Neill shares his opinion.

Feb 22 2011

This Moon was Made for Mining (Helium-3)

Tag: Apollo Program,Moons,NASA,The Moon — Jennifer Ouellette @ 3:47 am
So we're running out of helium-3, who's up for some lunar prospecting?

Jan 12 2011

Apollo 12 Playboy Stowaway to be Auctioned

Tag: Apollo Program,Astronauts,Gemini,Humor — Ian O'Neill @ 12:15 am
In the spirit of high jinx during the 1969 Apollo 12 mission, a surprise awaited astronaut Richard Gordon.

Dec 09 2010

Neil Armstrong: What Really Happened on the Moon

Tag: Apollo Program,Space People,Space Politics,The Moon — Ian O'Neill @ 9:29 pm
The Apollo 11 legend responds to a blogger's question by sending him an uncharacteristically chatty email with a vivid first-hand look into that historic mission in 1969.

Oct 06 2010

Why Did We Go To The Moon?

Tag: Apollo Program,Space Politics,Spaceflight — Robert Lamb @ 11:37 pm
Nearly four decades have passed since humans last walked on the moon. Sure, we've talked about going back ever since, but we're still waiting for someone to repeat that "one giant leap for mankind."
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