Apollo 11

Farouk El-Baz: From Egypt's Deserts to the Moon and Back

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 11.11.2009 | World


Magda Abu-Fadil

El-Baz plans to highlight the issues of sustainable development and self-preservation at the Arab Environment 2009 conference in Beirut, Lebanon this November

Technology, the Road to Recovery, and Personal Prosperity

Dean Garfield | Posted 09.13.2009 | Technology


Dean Garfield

It is time to marshal industry and scientific innovation to advance our key terrestrial priorities. The deep cultural divisions of the 1960s are largely behind us, but challenges remain.

Neighborhood Watch on Planet Earth

Michael Winship | Posted 09.06.2009 | Green


Michael Winship

One of the most valuable contributions of our exploration of the skies has been the knowledge gained from being able to examine our own earthly neighborhood from the distance of space.

Another '60s Anniversary: The Ur-Action Blockbuster Goldfinger

William Bradley | Posted 08.21.2009 | Entertainment


William Bradley

Though Goldfinger looks almost sedate compared to today's jittery, mashed-up action pictures, editor Peter Hunt's work 45 years ago, emphasizing fast hard cuts, was an innovation.

"Media, We Have a Problem: Apollo 11 and NASA History Coverage Omits Women Astronauts"

Beverly Wettenstein | Posted 08.20.2009 | Media


Beverly Wettenstein

My mission is to give the women's history perspective to today's news events.

Apollo 11 Astronauts At Home (PHOTOS)

Posted 08.20.2009 | Style


The following is from Life.com's collection of photographs from Ralph Morse, a photographer who had access to the Apollo crew members at home with the...

Is NASA Spacing Out?

Bill Chameides | Posted 08.20.2009 | Green


Bill Chameides

Today is the 40th anniversary of the first lunar walk, and, not counting the late Michael Jackson, it's been almost that long since the last moonwalk. Is it time to do it again?

The Eagle Has Landed

Jeff Gralnick | Posted 08.20.2009 | Media


Jeff Gralnick

We'd managed, somehow, to turn the grand adventure of space exploration into a monstrously expensive giant yawn, which when you think about it is a helluva trick.

Why Go to the Moon? It's the Space Between Our Ears

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics


Kimberly Krautter

To fail to continue to send people into space to actually learn about those environments and how they relate to our own sustainability would be to become even more self-absorbed than we already are.

"Moon 2.0" Inspiring the Next Generation of Lunar Explorers

Larry Page | Posted 08.20.2009 | Business


Larry Page

We believe the time is ripe for private industry to assist in creating a new era of sustainable, international lunar exploration -- a "Moon 2.0."

Moon Landing 40th Anniversary (PHOTOS) (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 08.20.2009 | Green


Monday is the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11's moon landing. Astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were the first men to ever walk on the moon -- a...

Apollo 11 Politiku

Susanna Speier | Posted 08.18.2009 | Politics


Susanna Speier

In honor of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11's moon landing, individuals with NASA affiliations that range from astronaut to intern condensed the seminal event into 17 syllable historiographies.

Walter Cronkite: When He Wasn't 'The Most Trusted Man in America'

Dan Dubno | Posted 08.18.2009 | Media


Dan Dubno

As we mourn "the most trusted man in America" we also mourn the kind of television news that no longer exists. Today, the job he perfected has largely lost its relevance.

Ten Secrets About The Apollo 11 Lunar Landing Revealed

Popular Science | Posted 08.15.2009 | Green


* The toughest moonwalk task? Planting the flag. NASA's studies suggested that the lunar soil was soft, but Armstrong and Aldrin found the surface to ...

The Year of the Moon

Eric Lurio | Posted 08.15.2009 | World


Eric Lurio

Tomorrow is the anniversary of Apollo 11's landing on our Moon. In another ten years, most of the people involved with it will be dead.

WeChooseTheMoon.org: Website Recreates Apollo 11 Mission In Real Time

AP | MELISSA TRUJILLO | Posted 08.13.2009 | Media


BOSTON — Families crowded around black-and-white television sets in 1969 to watch Neil Armstrong take man's first steps on the moon. Now, they'...

It's June 1969, Less Than 3 Weeks from the First Landing on the Moon. Where Were You During the Flight of Apollo 11?

Jeff Goldstein | Posted 07.30.2009 | Living


Jeff Goldstein

I have assembled an extensive list of resources and links to help you celebrate with friends and family, and follow the flight -- in real time -- as it happened 40 years ago.

Yesterday's Launch of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Brings Back Memories of Apollo 11

Jeff Goldstein | Posted 07.20.2009 | Living


Jeff Goldstein

July 20th is coming. It will be the 40th anniversary of the first human footprints on another world, and I lived it.