Since its launch in 2005, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been orbiting the red planet and snapping photos merrily as it goes. The MRO sends back photos of Mars every month, but this month's dispatch of 1,035 photos is unique. It's especially hefty because every...
As the Lunar Module pilot in Apollo 11 in 1969, Buzz Aldrin was the second man to set foot on the Moon after Neil Armstrong. Aldrin's first words on the Moon were, "Beautiful view." Then, in response to Armstrong asking, "Isn't it magnificent?” he responded,...
A convergence of reality and science fiction took center stage here July 23 during a salute to the 47th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing and the 50th anniversary of the iconic "Star Trek" television show and follow-on franchise. An audience of some 250 people...
orty-seven years to the day after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the surface of the moon, the National Air and Space Museum put Armstrong’s Apollo 11 spacesuit helmet and extravehicular gloves on display for the first time since 2012. Because of their fragility, spacesuits...
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