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Was "One Small Step" a Lie?

Joy Larson — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 04:13:39 +0000

If you haven’t heard already, apparently Neil Armstrong lied about having not preplanned the phrase “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Neil had always insisted that he came up with the phrase after he landed on the moon. Neil’s brother however, is telling a different story now that Neil is dead.

Hear the First Song Ever Recorded On the International Space Station

Tom Blunt — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:42:58 +0000

Even scientists have soul! Take a listen to ‘Jewel in the Night,’ by Colonel Chris Hadfield. Here’s the link for your listening pleasure. It so happens that several of the astronauts on the International Space Station are musicians, which means that the future could be full of similar transmissions from space. Even stranger: singer Sarah [...]

Mansfield Library To Display Moon Rock [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:35:16 +0000

The Mansfield Library at the University of Montana will display a fragment of moon rock and hold a series of lectures in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 17 moon landing. The rock to be displayed is a sliver from the Goodwill Moon Rock gathered in 1972 on the moon’s Taurus-Littrow valley. 185 [...]

See Photos and Video From Mars Rover Curiosity

Don Deane — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 21:00:22 +0000

After an eight month journey, NASA’s multi-billion dollar rover Curiosity made a successful landing on Mars early this morning. Mission controllers cheered after the six-wheeled, one-ton machine made a perilous seven-minute landing involving a parachute, rocket pack and sky crane. The $2.5 billion rover, which is meant to operate for at least the next two [...]

NASA's Curiosity Rover Safely Lands on Mars [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 06:21:18 +0000

Early Monday morning, NASA’s $2.5 billion Curiosity rover safely landed on Mars after eight months of interplanetary travel. The car-sized, one-ton rover now begins a two-year mission of exploration and discovery as it roams the surface of the red planet.