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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...

12 Oct 2017 10:31 AM IST

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

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.

5 Nov 2018 1:16 PM IST

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

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

Neil Armstrong's moon mission' collection goes to auction.

21 July 2018 3:26 PM IST

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

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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...

28 Jun 2019 9:04 PM IST

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. Theyre just some of the items linked to space travel that Sothebys is auctioning off to mark the 48th anniversary of the first lunar landing on July 20. (AP Photo, File)

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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...

14 Jun 2019 4:49 PM IST

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)

Opinion

Quest for moon rooted in politics that threatens earth

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

24 July 2019 1:41 AM IST

Indias 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)

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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 July 2019 12:02 AM IST

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

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 July 2019 3:03 PM IST

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Houston celebrates exact moment Neil Armstrong set foot on Moon 50...

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

21 July 2019 1:37 PM IST

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

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 July 2019 12:51 PM IST

The satellite was launched in 2011 and has exceeded its initially expected useful life of about three years. (Photo: UPI)

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

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

19 July 2019 1:42 PM IST

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

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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...

17 July 2019 12:44 PM IST