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It was a first not only for NASA, but for humanity. As the world bore witness, a redesigned Apollo spacecraft, tested in space with a crew only once before, carried three astronauts to orbit the moon
December 22, 2008 |
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Soaring faster and farther than humans had ever gone before, Borman, Lovell and Anders cut a trail to the moon for Neil Armstrong's "giant leap" seven months later
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It was a time of high excitement. But the U.S. public's support of manned space exploration was already ebbing
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The U.S. has been there, but now that many countries have joined the club of space-faring nations, which will be the first to return?
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When three U.S. astronauts became the first humans to leave Earth's gravity field, some NASA experts gave them a 50-50 chance of making it home alive
A decision must be made by the next chief executive soon on the space shuttle's fate, for starters
The early moon wasn't such a dry place after all
Mysterious lunar flashes match up geographically with puffs of radon gas
Small dish of silver-coated liquid may be first step to giant liquid telescope on the moon
In this episode Cornell University astronomer Jim Bell talks about future space missions and why people need to be part of them. Bell is the leader of the team operating the color cameras on the Mars rovers, and the author of the book Postcards From Mars and of an opinion piece in the August issue of Scientific American on humans in space
Scientific American editor Michael Battaglia discusses the online In-Depth-Report on Apollo 8, which orbited the moon 40 years ago this week
Extended missions to the moon or Mars mean that astronauts may need improved medical care and even the ability to perform surgery in space
America prepares for the next lunar missions
Scientific American editor Michael Battaglia discusses the online In-Depth-Report on Apollo 8, which orbited the moon 40 years ago this week
On Dec. 21, 1968, Apollo 8 was launched on one of the greatest journeys in the history of human exploration
America prepares for the next lunar missions
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