Neil Armstrong

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Happily, Armstrong did not tinker with our romance with the moon that his journey could potentially challenge. (Photo: AFP | File)

Quest for moon rooted in politics that threatens earth

There were two sides to Armstrong’s walk on the moon 50 years ago.

24 Jul 2019 1:41 AM

India’s second Moon mission Chandrayaan-2 lifts off onboard GSLV Mk III-M1 launch vehicle from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

To moon and beyond: Scaling new frontiers

To accomplish the voyage, it would take 54 days to land on the Moon through meticulously planned orbital phases.

23 Jul 2019 12:02 AM

The crew of the Apollo 11, Neil Armstrong (L), commander; Michael Collins (C), module pilot; Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin (R), lunar module pilot. (Photo: AP | NASA)

Astronauts hailed as heroes 50 years after historic moon landing

“If Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins are not heroes, then there are no heroes,” Pence told a crowd of dozens.

21 Jul 2019 3:03 PM

July 20, 1969 Photo when astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, walks on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA). - On July 21, 1969, US astronaut Neil Armstrong is the first man to step onto the Moon, his teammate Edwin Aldrin joining him around 20 minutes later. (Photo: AFP | File)

Houston celebrates exact moment Neil Armstrong set foot on Moon 50 years ago

Thousands celebrated the ‘Moonversary’ with fireworks and music as a giant screen showed footage of the era-defining moment.

21 Jul 2019 1:37 PM

Neil Armstrong: 1st man on Moon, least inclined to talk about it

It was launched on July 16, 1969, that made Neil Armstrong the first man to walk on the surface of the moon on July 20.

20 Jul 2019 12:51 PM

'The Dish' helped hundreds of millions of people to witness all of the generation-defining footage of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon 50 years ago. (Photo: Representational)

'The Dish' that covered Apollo 11 moonwalk, is still beaming 50 years later

'The Dish' is still used by astronomers around the world.

19 Jul 2019 1:42 PM

Aldrin recounts feeling sure-footed in the one-sixth gravity of the lunar surface while gazing at the 'magnificent desolation' around him. (Photo: AFP)

Buzz Aldrin, second man on moon, recalls 'Magnificent Desolation'

'I sometimes think the three of us missed 'the big event',' Aldrin said during a 50th anniversary gala at the Ronald Reagan Library.

17 Jul 2019 12:44 PM

US broadcaster CBS is live streaming the original Apollo 11 Mission. (Photo: NASA handout)

Relive the original Apollo 11 mission on its 50th anniversary

It will be aired at around 9:32 AM ET on the CBS news site as well as its YouTube channel.

17 Jul 2019 9:06 AM

During the countdown, the rocket and spacecraft’s systems will undergo checks and fuel will be filled to power the rocket engines. (Photo: PTI)

Chandrayaan-2: 20-hour countdown to Moon begins for lift-off

'The countdown started at 6.51 am,' K Sivan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), told IANS.

14 Jul 2019 11:23 AM

According to the ISRO chairman, the mission is expected to bring forth a lot of new revelations in the field of Lunar science. (Photo: ANI)

Chandrayaan-2 a very important, prestigious mission: ISRO Chairman

The ISRO chairman on Saturday visited the Sri Venkateswara temple here.

13 Jul 2019 1:48 PM

The objectives of this project is to study and map the lunar terrain, mineralogical analysis of rocks and soil, study the lunar ionosphere and measuring moon-quakes and studying the lunar crust and mantle. (Photo: PTI)

Chandrayaan-2: Know about India’s first lunar landing mission

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed to send a manned mission into orbit by 2022.

13 Jul 2019 10:40 AM

It all started on September 13, 1959 when Soviet probe Luna 2 smashed into Mare Imbrium, its 390 kilograms (859 pounds) of mass vaporizing, no doubt, on impact. (Photo: AP)

The Moon now has hundreds of artifacts. Should they be protected?

Some experts are calling to grant them heritage status to protect them from future tourists and human activity.

11 Jul 2019 3:02 PM

One of them captures the images of the first steps on the moon by astronaut Neil Armstrong, along with his famous words, 'That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.' (Photo: AFP)

Rare videotape of Neil Armstrong’s first steps on moon to be auctioned

The tapes are expected to sell for as much as USD 2 million when they hit the New York auction block on July 20, Freer said.

28 Jun 2019 9:04 PM

An anxious moment for Armstrong, a brilliant test pilot and aeronautical engineer, but a man of famously few words. (Photo: AP)

To the Moon and back: 50 years on, a giant leap into the unknown

It was an anxious moment for Armstrong, a brilliant test pilot and aeronautical engineer, but a man of famously few words.

14 Jun 2019 4:49 PM

The other two astronauts who took part in the mission, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins, also each received one of these plaques. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

First moon walk's commemorative plaque sold for $468,500

The plaque includes a representation of the lunar module that touched down on the moon on July 20, 1969.

05 Nov 2018 1:16 PM

Among the more personal items to be auctioned are a Purdue University centennial flag from Armstrong’s alma mater that travelled on Apollo 11 and his Boy Scout cap. (Photo: AP)

One giant sale: Neil Armstrong’s collection goes to auction

Neil Armstrong’s ‘moon mission’ collection goes to auction.

21 Jul 2018 3:26 PM

This 1969 photo released by NASA shows a boot print made by astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. (Photo: AP)

Vintage NASA photos to be auctioned

Massachusetts auction house says The Beauty of Space is first-ever US auction to focus solely on vintage snaps by NASA from 1961 to 1972.

12 Oct 2017 10:31 AM

The Apollo 11 Contingency Lunar Sample Return Bag, used by Neil Armstrong on Apollo 11 to bring back the very first pieces of the moon ever collected, is displayed during a media preview for Space Exploration auction in New York. (Photo: AFP)

Neil Armstrong's moon bag sells for $1.8mn in New York

The bag fell short of Sotheby's pre-sale estimate of $2-4 million.

21 Jul 2017 8:23 AM

They're just some of the items linked to space travel that Sotheby's is auctioning off to mark the 48th anniversary of the first lunar landing on July 20.

Moon dust collected by Neil Armstrong to be sold at auction

The lunar dust that Armstrong also collected are zipped up in a small bag and are worth an estimated $2 million to $4 million.

13 Jul 2017 7:15 PM

FILE - In this July 20, 1969 file photo, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong, right, trudges across the surface of the moon leaving behind footprints. Moon dust collected by Armstrong during the first lunar landing is being sold at a New York auction. The lunar dust plus some tiny rocks that Armstrong also collected are zipped up in a small bag and are worth an estimated $2 million to $4 million. They’re just some of the items linked to space travel that Sotheby’s is auctioning off to mark the 48th anniversary of the first lunar landing on July 20. (AP Photo, File)

Neil Armstrong’s moon dust collection to be auctioned

Dust and tiny rocks that famed astronaut collected are worth an estimated $2million to $4million.

13 Jul 2017 1:21 PM

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