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Image: Orion seen from the Rover
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Apollo 16 Lunar Module "Orion" is photographed from a distance by astronaut Chares M. Duke Jr., Lunar Module pilot, aboard the moving Lunar Roving Vehicle.
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Nov 09, 2011 |
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Image: Apollo 16: Footsteps Under High Sun
(PhysOrg.com) -- The lunar module Orion landed in the Descartes Highlands of the moon on April 21, 1972. The Apollo 16 mission targeted a highland region. Originally thought to be a volcanic site, the samples ...
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Jul 08, 2010 |
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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter's first moon images available
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has transmitted its first images since reaching the moon on June 23. The spacecraft's two cameras, collectively known as the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter ...
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Jul 02, 2009 |
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LRO lets you stand on the rim of Aristarchus crater
Have you ever you looked up at the bright, cavernous Aristarchus Crater on the Moon through a telescope or binoculars and wondered what it would be like to stand on the rim and peer inside? Spectacular new ...
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Dec 30, 2011 |
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Powerful pixels: Mapping the 'Apollo Zone'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Grayscale pixels – up close, they look like black, white or grey squares. But when you zoom out to see the bigger picture, they can create a digital photograph, like this one of our moon.
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Dec 29, 2011 |
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Lawmakers to honor pioneering US astronauts
The first American astronaut to orbit the Earth and the first men to walk on the moon will receive the US Congress's highest honor at a ceremony on November 16, a top lawmaker announced Friday.
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Oct 21, 2011 |
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Happy 40th anniversary, Apollo 15!
This month is the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 15 launch. This mission was the eighth manned mission in the Apollo program and the fourth to the Moon. The Apollo 15 mission is important because it was another ...
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Jul 27, 2011 |
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End of an era: Last space shuttle comes home (Update 2)
The space shuttle passed into history Thursday, the words "wheels stop" crackling over the cockpit radio for the very last time.
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Jul 21, 2011 |
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After shuttle lands, Mission Control to go quiet
(AP) -- In the geeky world of space engineering, this large, high-ceilinged room is close to holy. Inside, people speak in hushed tones and observe time-honored traditions.
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Jul 19, 2011 |
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US astronauts somber as shuttle era comes to an end
The Atlantis roars back to Earth this week ending America's vaunted space shuttle program and frustrating a generation of astronauts who see their chance to soar into the cosmos sharply limited.
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Jul 18, 2011 |
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Future of U.S. manned spaceflight looks bleak
When Atlantis takes off from Kennedy Space Center, it will be the last time NASA launches astronauts aboard a government-built spacecraft for perhaps the rest of this decade.
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Jul 10, 2011 |
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Atlantis, astronauts ready; weather maybe not
(AP) -- NASA fueled space shuttle Atlantis for liftoff Friday on the final flight of the 30-year program, even though stormy weather threatened to delay the launch.
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Jul 08, 2011 |
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Space shuttle's legacy: Soaring in orbit and costs
(AP) -- The space shuttle was sold to America as cheap, safe and reliable. It was none of those.
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Jul 05, 2011 |
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