apollo 11
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Conspiracy Theorist Makes Neil Armstrong Realize Obvious Truth
11:00AM Jesus Diaz | It was bound to happen, so I’m not surprised: According to The Onion—reportedly America’s finest news outlet—Apollo 11 Mission Commander Neil Armstrong has finally admitted that the Moon landings were fake and staged. All thanks to Ralph Coleman: More »
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What You Get After 20 Years Of Working On A Travel Trailer
1:40AM Sean Fallon | Dennis Schaller was a rocket engine mechanic in the Air Force and an electrical engineer on the Apollo missions. So, it’s not surprising that he ended up with this thing after 20 years of working on a travel trailer. More »
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Initially, They Were Going To The Moon Using Big Ladders
7:20AM Jesus Diaz | In a way, I guess that they did use ladders to go to the Moon. Not to actually get there, sure, but to solve the equations that made every part of the trip possible. In this case, the landings. More »
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What Is This?
10:33PM John Herrman | You’d be forgiven for thinking this is digital age command centre, where generals direct scores of experimental drones with waving fingertips, holo-conference with the President and shield the world from terrifying threats unseen. In reality, it’s probably older than you are. More »
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7:20AM Wilson Rothman | Our friend and astronaut blogger Leroy Chiao was an invited guest at the Apollo 11 40th Anniversary gala last night. Here he shares a few shots, his memories of the Eagle touchdown, and his thoughts on the next moon mission. More »
A Real Astronaut Reflects On America’s Moon Landings, Past And Future
7:20AM Wilson Rothman | Our friend and astronaut blogger Leroy Chiao was an invited guest at the Apollo 11 40th Anniversary gala last night. Here he shares a few shots, his memories of the Eagle touchdown, and his thoughts on the next moon mission. More » 
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Google Earth Lands On The Moon
8:00AM John Herrman | In commemoration of some minor scientific curiosity from 40 years ago, Google has launched Moon for Google Earth, giving everyone’s favourite dusty rock the full treatment, including historical imagery, extensive multimedia content and 3D mission recreations narrated by actual astronauts. More »
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The Apollo 11 Moon Landing Liveblog
4:25AM Jesus Diaz | Apollo 11 Mission Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin are now on course to the surface of the Moon, after undocking from Columbia. I’m certainly not the great Walter Cronkite, but I’m liveblogging the historic event here. More »
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“The Eagle Has Wings”
3:59AM Jesus Diaz | The Eagle—Apollo 11’s Lunar Module—has now undocked from Columbia—the Command Module—and is now orbiting the Moon, 2 hours, 16 minutes minutes from landing Armstrong and Aldrin on its surface. This is how it looks from Columbia. More »
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