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A moon landing is the arrival of a spacecraft on the surface of a planet's natural satellite, and in this case, refers specifically to landings on the lunar surface of Earth's Moon. This includes both manned and unmanned (robotic) missions. The first human-made object to reach the surface of the Moon was the Soviet Union's Luna 2 mission on September 13, 1959. The United States's Apollo 11 mission was the first manned spacecraft to land on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

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Moon Rock Turns Out to be Fake

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Sep 01, 2009 | 3.9 / 5 (7) | 10

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Dutch national Rijksmuseum made an embarrassing announcement last week that one of its most loved possessions, a moon rock, is a fake -- just an old piece of petrified wood that's never ...

Germany shoots for the moon by 2015: official

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Aug 12, 2009 | 4 / 5 (3) | 0

An unmanned German mission to the moon is plausible by the middle of the next decade, the official in charge of space flight said on Wednesday, despite the financial crisis battering the country.

Space panel considers alternatives to NASA's plan for moon base

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Jul 31, 2009 | 5 / 5 (11) | 17

A presidential space panel on Thursday challenged NASA's vision of establishing a base on the moon and instead weighed other ambitious options that include free-ranging spaceships that could visit destinations throughout ...

Spacewalk No. 2 unfolds on 40th moon anniversary

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Jul 20, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

(AP) -- The astronauts aboard the shuttle-station complex celebrated the 40th anniversary of man's first moon landing with their own spacewalk Monday, heading outside to stockpile some big spare parts.

40 years later, moon still giant leap for mankind

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Jul 19, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- The measure of what humanity can accomplish is a size 9 1/2 bootprint. It belongs to Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon. It will stay on the moon for millions of years with nothing to wipe ...

NASA lost moon footage, but Hollywood restores it (AP)

NASA lost moon footage, but Hollywood restores it (Update)

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Jul 16, 2009 | 3.1 / 5 (7) | 13

(AP) -- NASA could put a man on the moon but didn't have the sense to keep the original video of the live TV transmission.

Senate confirms ex-astronaut Bolden to head NASA

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Jul 16, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- The Senate confirmed on Wednesday retired astronaut Maj. Gen. Charles Bolden as administrator of NASA, just in time for the space agency's 40th anniversary celebrations of man's first steps on the ...

US ambitions to send astronauts back to the moon as a prelude to missions to Mars have been put in doubt

Forty years ago man first walked on the moon

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Jul 05, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (6) | 3

Forty years ago on July 20, 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong realized the oldest dream of human civilizations when he became the first man to walk on the moon.