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Apollo 11 launch anniversary: Celebrating NASA’s historic mission that sent humanity to the moon

July 16 this year marks the 57th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 mission, which saw two men walk on the Moon.

The pen that saved the Apollo 11 astronauts is up for auction

Sotheby’s Space Exploration auction features the life-saving instrument, a Snoopy pin, space-flown flags, and more.
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Grumman Apollo Lunar Module Testing Collection [Leonard]

This collection consists of the following material documenting the structural testing of Grumman's Apollo Lunar Module system: Grumman reports, notes, schedules, and test results; NASA mission reports ...
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ALSEP: Apollo’s Modular Lunar Experiments Laboratory

Although the US’ Moon landings were mostly made famous by the fact that it featured real-life human beings bunny hopping across the lunar surface, they weren’t there just for a refreshing stroll over ...
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Rocket Engine, Liquid Fuel, Apollo Lunar Ascent Module Engine

Click to open image viewer. This is the Lunar Module Ascent Engine, one of the most important in the manned Apollo missions. It was used to lift up the ascent stage of the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) ...
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From The Archives: Apollo 11 Astronaut Erects S-Band Lunar Surface Antenna

Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong demonstrates the erection of the lunar surface deployable S-band antenna as lunar module pilot Edwin E. Aldrin works with lunar sampling equipment. For the full ...

In 1969, three astronauts flew home from the Moon at nearly 40,000 kilometres per hour. Almost 60 years later, no human has gone faster

Apollo 10 astronauts achieved the fastest human speed ever recorded. Their return from lunar orbit propelled them at nearly ...