Tag Archives : Apollo 11

We phone to practically do all our tasks and chores. Such is our dependency on the gadget that AG Bell must be wearing this everlasting smug smile even in his grave (may his sould rest in peace). Well, but there is a buyer who actually made a whopping and winning bid via one that amounted to a sum of $506,000. All this for a non-flying 1917 wooden seaplane [...]

Ever since the Apollo 11 mission, mankind had been dreaming about the immense possibilities that lie in wait for us beyond the stars. From the colonization of lunar landscape, to the first contact with an extraterrestrial civilization, the concept of charting the glorious universe has always been enticing to almost every human being. Now, in an effort [...]

The fascination with the Moon and extraterrestrial territory is something that we have all carried over from childhood. The exploration of alien territories, however, is not a dream for some lucky few. William Whittaker hopes to win the $25 Million Google Lunar X Prize and explore the Apollo landing site in 2011. Whittaker, a roboticist at Carnegie [...]

One of the most historic moments for mankind, was the landing of the Apollo mission on the moon in the year 1969, a date that has been recorded as one of the most endearing of times in history. Today, the moon mission’s souvenirs went on auction at Bonhams auction in New York. This one of a kind auction included navigation charts used by the Apollo [...]

So, NASA was competent enough to put man on moon and later on send a space probe to Mars, but it was too dumb to preserve the footage transmitted by Apollo 11. What seems downright more stupid is not that they misplaced the tapes or lost in an accident, but the wise men decided to tape over the original footage as NASA was short of video tapes in the [...]

It is unbelievable that 40 years have passed since man has first landed on the man to ensure that does not leave out Earth’s satellite and its surrounding space when it comes to trashing and leaving behind absolute rubbish. Well, in 40 years we have done that and a lot more, but that historic moment when Edwin Aldrin chickened out of stepping first [...]

The thought of a trip to the outer space itself is fascinating enough; this spacesuit will probably add excitement to it. Made out of the heavy weight Nylon Cordura, the Apollo 11 spacesuit replica is designed to resist wear and tear. Taking its design and molds from the authentic Apollo-era A7L garments it reminds you of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin [...]