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BMW Launches Online Documentary Exploring The Future Of Mobility

BMW Launches Online Documentary Exploring The Future Of Mobility

It seems like we have forever been thinking about the cars of the future. Now, BMW is doing it too. The car manufacturer from Germany has created a four part online documentary sparking discussion about how we will move around in the future. BMW launched the first chapter of the four part documentary feature. This initial chapter deals with moving around [...]
Google Celebrates ‘Mission To Moon’!

Google Celebrates ‘Mission To Moon’!

“That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind,” were the words of NASA astronaut, Neil Armstrong, when he along with Buzz Aldrin and other astronauts landed and placed their first steps on the moon. Now, on the 40th anniversary of man’s landing on the moon, Google released an addition to its Google Earth application, [...]
Apollo 11 ‘The Moon Mission’ Souvenir Fetches $218,000

Apollo 11 ‘The Moon Mission’ Souvenir Fetches $218,000

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 [...]
Correcting a blunder: Hollywood restores NASA’s lost footage of the first moon landing!

Correcting a blunder: Hollywood restores NASA’s lost footage of the first moon landing!

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 [...]
Sea of Tranquility Souvenirs on Auction

Sea of Tranquility Souvenirs on Auction

If you are the kind of person who would spend any goddamn amount to get hold of something that is historical, you would like this piece of information. Now it is possible for you to get hold of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing Sequence signed and certified by Buzz Aldrin for an astronomical price of $175,000. If you cannot afford so much, you can settle [...]