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  1. Bruno Crater
    Bruno Crater

    Sat, 19 Dec 2009

    22 km diameter) on the Moon . How old is "youngestof a bright flash on the Moon may record the event thatcrater were analyzed from the Apollo era of lunar explorationand was in the area of the Moon corresponding to the bright

  2. Recently-Formed Impact Crater
    Recently-Formed Impact Crater

    Tue, 20 Oct 2009

    have been the case for small craters on the surface of the Moon , as shown by measurements of the length of time that lunarlaboratory measurements of samples returned to Earth by the Apollo astronauts. This principle should permit the number of

  3. Erosion in Martian Gullies Figure B
    Erosion in Martian Gullies Figure B

    Mon, 19 Oct 2009

    a mare-type ridge. The term, mare, is from the dark volcanic plains of Earth's moon , for example Mare Tranquilitatis was the plain on which the Apollo 11 crew landed in 1969. The lunar maria (maria is the plural form of mare), when viewed

  4. Apollo 11 40th Anniversary
    Apollo 11 40th Anniversary

    Mon, 20 Jul 2009

    Buzz Aldrin poses on the Moon allowing Neil Armstrong to photograph both of them using the visor's reflection.

  5. Apollo 11 Launch Pad
    Apollo 11 Launch Pad

    Sun, 19 Jul 2009

    “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth,â€

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VIDEO (35)

  1. This week at NASA 09-04-09
    This week at NASA 09-04-09

    Fri, 4 Sep 2009

    …orbiter Belarus has returned this image of the Apollo twelve landing site on the moon 's surface. The lunar module and trip. It ……three space. Are all this of along with tracks astronaut Pete Conrad and Alan left behind does during their …

    Apollo found at 1:02

    times. NASA's lunar reconnaissance orbiter Belarus has returned this image of the Apollo twelve landing site on the moon's surface. The lunar module -- and trip. It's experiment -- and the surveyor three space. Are all this of along with tracks astronaut Pete Conrad and Alan -- left behind -- does during their two spacewalks almost forty years ago. Commander Conrad and -- module

  2. NASA TV History Emmy Award Video 2009
    NASA TV History Emmy Award Video 2009

    Fri, 4 Sep 2009

    For the first time man about to set foot on the moon . This is the television cameras that will record of that ……about it. out it was classified. And this just before Apollo eleven I received this notice from the air that they did …

    Apollo found at 2:34

    about it. -- out -- it was classified. And this just before Apollo eleven I received this notice from the air -- that they did see classified.

  3. New Era of Space Exploration
    New Era of Space Exploration

    Wed, 12 Aug 2009

    This is not a repeat of Apollo , this is the next generation space explorer, able to do things never before possible. Credit: NASA

    moon found at 0:37

    again on the then setting up from. Long term habitation on the moon . Developing new technologies and setting the groundwork to go -- lives.

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ARTICLES (1372)

  1. Stellar Year For NASA
    Stellar Year For NASA

    Thu, 17 Dec 2009

    …member of NASA's Astronaut Office. After ……WATER ON THE MOON ? NASA FINDS ……regions of the moon using instruments ……anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing ……recaps how the Apollo program continues to ……spacecraft on the moon and lifting off …

  2. Eureka! Water on the Moon and Other Discoveries Highlight Stellar Year for NASA as Distinguished Astronaut Takes the Agency's Helm

    Wed, 16 Dec 2009

    …member of NASA's Astronaut Office. After ……WATER ON THE MOON ? NASA FINDS ……regions of the moon using instruments ……anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing ……recaps how the Apollo program continues to ……spacecraft on the moon and lifting off …

  3. NASA Unveils Latest Results From LRO
    NASA Unveils Latest Results From LRO

    Wed, 16 Dec 2009

    …helping scientists map the moon in incredible detail and ……high resolution all the Apollo landing sites and 50 sites ……terrains present on the moon . "From a practical, scientific standpoint, the Apollo landing sites have served …

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  1. Orion (spacecraft)

    Mon, 6 Jul 2009

    …Station; missions to the Moon and Mars will follow.President ……also from the name of the Apollo 16 Lunar Module that carried ……astronauts to the surface of the Moon in April 1972.The Orion spacecraft ……system is much like the Apollo Command and Service Modules …

  2. Project Constellation

    Mon, 6 Jul 2009

    …send astronauts to the Moon and hopefully Mars in ……will be used to launch manned spacecraft into orbit ……lander.Like the earlier Apollo program , Project Constellation ……Stage on missions to the Moon . Although flights to …

  3. Titanium

    Wed, 25 May 2005

    …metal is found in meteorites and has been detected in the sun and in M-type stars. Rocks brought back from the moon during the Apollo 17 mission are composed of 12.1% TiO2. Titanium is also found in coal ash, plants, and even the human body …