NASA releases new Apollo site photographs
New images showing the Apollo landing sites taken from orbit have been released by NASA. The images show the final resting place of the lunar 12, 14 a…
View ArticleApollo 18 – could it have happened ?
As Apollo 18 hits cinemas attention turns to the real lunar mission that was cancelled back in 1973. Some conspiracy theorists contend that Apollo 17 …
View ArticleProtection sought for Apollo landing sites
Historians are looking to the future with efforts to formally protect the Apollo landing sites. There are hundreds of individual items on the moon tha…
View ArticleApollo Moon flags still standing
New images from the Lunar Reconaissance Orbiter show the Apollo landing site flags still standing. Experts have analyzed photographs taken by NASA’s o…
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The American Flags on the Moon Are Still Standing
During the six Apollo moon landings, astronauts left American flags planted into the lunar soil. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has surveyed the moon for the past three years, has revealed...
View ArticleHow Movie Effects Fool Your Brain
In this funny 15-minute TED Talk, special effects guru Rob Legato explains, shot by shot, how he made visual effects work in Apollo 13, Titanic, and Hugo. In addition to making great models, he did it...
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6 Memorable Letters From Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong is remembered as both a “reluctant American hero” and “the spiritual repository of spacefaring dreams.” He was man of few words, but those he chose to share were significant and...
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The 12 Men Who Walked on the Moon
In the wake of the passing of Neil Armstrong, many people have expressed sadness at the fact that the Apollo lunar missions were so long ago, and that soon there will be no one left alive who actually...
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Apollo 11’s Unconventional Life Insurance Policies
You know what’s expensive? Insurance. It’s pricey enough to get life insurance if you have any kind of health issues or you’re a frequent flyer, and nigh impossible if you’re fond of basejumping. But...
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Moondoggle: The Forgotten Opposition to the Apollo Program
The Apollo lunar landings are, arguably, the greatest achievements in American history. Six times we landed men on the moon and brought them back to Earth. And then, in 1972, we…stopped. We just...
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