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A NASA intern Gary George paid $217 for 1,150 NASA tapes; 43 years later, 3 Apollo 11 recordings showing Neil Armstrong sold for $1.82 million

Former NASA intern Gary George spent just $217.77 on 1,150 surplus NASA videotapes in 1976, unaware that three reels contained rare first-generation footage of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walking on the moon. Around 43 years later, the Apollo 11 tapes sold at Sotheby’s for $1.82 million, making Gary George…

The Economic Times · Sep 13

Looking up: French collector gathers lunar photos that changed our view of space

Astronaut Sophie Adenot made history this month as the first French woman to perform a spacewalk. Back on Earth, space enthusiasts across France are finding their own ways to reach for the stars. In the last of a five-part series, space historian and collector Victor Martin-Malburet talks to RFI about…

Radio France Internationale · Aug 27

In 1969, Neil Armstrong brought Moon rocks back to Earth. NASA fed some of the lunar dust to German cockroaches, Japanese quail, and other animals

Following the Apollo 11 mission, NASA embarked on some groundbreaking biological experiments involving lunar samples. They conducted tests by feeding German cockroaches, injecting mice, and exposing quail to lunar dust. Additionally, they assessed the safety of plants such as tomatoes and onions in lunar soil. These measures were crucial to…

The Economic Times · Aug 26

Home where astronaut Neil Armstrong's boyhood dreams of flying took off is for sale

The childhood home of Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong is up for sale, and its future is uncertain

The Independent UK · Aug 5

NASA Airbrushed 'Alien Presence' From Apollo Moon Photos, Whistleblower Physicist Claims

A physicist has claimed NASA edited Apollo Moon photos to erase an 'alien presence' and buried negatives showing UFOs, just as the Artemis programme prepares to return astronauts to the lunar surface.

International Business Times UK · Jul 23

Far above the Earth, NASA's Apollo lunar lander put astronauts on the moon

America's most daring, extraordinary feat, landing astronauts on the moon, remains the pinnacle of achievement by anyone anywhere

The Independent UK · Jul 17

One small pen for one giant fee: Buzz Aldrin’s mission-saving felt-tip sells for over $850,000

Second man on moon’s Duro Rocket pen, crucial to Apollo 11 return, reaches astronomical sum at Sotheby’s auction

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15

‘Flight originated from the imagination’: how artists have captured space travel

As the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum turns 50, an expansive exhibition celebrates how art has coincided with space

The Guardian - US · Jul 6

'Everybody wanted to be the first': Apollo astronauts were more competitive, Artemis 2 pilot says

NASA's Artemis moon program differs from Apollo in many ways, including the attitudes of its astronauts.

Space · Jun 24

Alien Life: Scientists React to Steven Spielberg's Claims Extraterrestrials Are on Earth

Steven Spielberg's claims of alien visits to Earth spark debate among scientists, who stress the lack of credible evidence despite the possibility of extraterrestrial life elsewhere in the universe.

International Business Times UK · Jun 16