apollo 11
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Former NASA Intern Scores $3 Million For Moon Landing Tapes He Bought At Auction
Former NASA intern Gary George sold off three of the agency’s videotapes of the Apollo 11 moon landing for $US1.82 ($3) million at auction house Sotheby’s on Sunday, the 50th anniversary of the event, CNN reported.
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Here Are The Bad Things NASA Thought Might Happen To The First Astronauts On The Moon
Fifty years ago this week, humankind landed on the Moon for the first time. It was one of the most impressive technological feats ever pulled off, filled with peril and uncertainty. Given that, it’s fair to wonder just what exactly NASA scientists were worried could have happened to the astronauts during and after their lunar…
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An Aerospace Engineer Figured Out How To Get LEGO’s Apollo 11 Lunar Lander To Fly
Video: It isn’t quite as challenging as actually landing a pair of astronauts on the Moon, but aerospace engineer and talented toy hacker Adam Woodworth has managed to upgrade LEGO’s Apollo 11 Lunar Lander set with all the motors and electronics needed to make it actually fly, letting him recreate that memorable landing all over…
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Stunning Trailer For Apollo 11 Brings Us Never-Before-Seen Footage Of The Moon Mission
Last year, the filmmakers behind Apollo 11 were discussing making a documentary to mark the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, when an archivist informed them that extensive, unseen 70mm footage of the mission existed at the National Archives. The footage became the basis for the documentary Apollo 11 and now we’re…