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Yesterday’s Launch of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Brings Back Memories...
Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, is about to become the second human being to walk on the Moon. This picture was taken by Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, Apollo 11 commander, July 20,...
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SPECIAL POST: Where Were You During the Flight of Apollo 11? Remember and...
Countdown to History Ensure your system clock is correct for countdown accuracy. Launch of Apollo 11, Cape Kennedy: T-minus [clock1] Touchdown at Tranquility Base: T-minus [clock2] A Footprint on...
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If I Could Gift Wrap the Moon
This post is a Teachable Moment in the News and a Dr. Jeff’s Jeffism. Have you ever just stopped on a cloudless night and stared at the Moon? And I’m not talking about a 2 second passing glance, and...
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Weekly Challenge 5: Dr. Jeff’s Interplanetary Travel Agency
This post is a Dr. Jeff’s Weekly Challenge. Photo caption: Photograph by Michael Collins in Apollo 11 command module Columbia, as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin return from the lunar surface in...
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An Apollo 11 Personal Story
This post is a Teachable Moment in the News. Photo caption: Buzz Aldrin on the Moon. Photo by Neil Armstrong. I think it was August 1998. I got a call from Gina Ross, the principal of Buzz Aldrin...
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THE SOLUTION TO Weekly Challenge 5: Dr. Jeff’s Interplanetary Travel Agency
Read Original Challenge HERE. This post is a Dr. Jeff’s Weekly Challenge. Nice to see you again! Now that you’re back from your interplanetary romp through the Solar System, let’s see those cool...
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TMN QuickLinks: NASA LCROSS to Slam into Moon October 9, 2009
This is a Teachable Moments in the News QuickLinks Post. It connects a news story with this Blog’s existing powerful library of Posts and Resource Pages. The cited Posts and Pages provide a deep...
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Oh No! NASA’s LCROSS Is Going to Hit the Moon! Run!
This is a supplement to my earlier post NASA LCROSS to Slam into Moon October 9, 2009. This is crossposted at the Huffington Post HERE. We’re slamming this thing into the Moon?! Hasn’t anybody...
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