Astronaut Buzz Aldrin: There is a Monolith on a Mars Moon

Listen to this candid conversation with legendary Astronaut Buzz Aldrin seen on C-Span .  Mr Aldrin speaks of a mysterious potatoe shaped object orbiting a moon of Mars every 7 hours.  He also...

July 20, 1969: Apollo 11 History and Interesting Facts

"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Those were the words of Neil Armstrong, the Mission Commander of Apollo 11, as Armstrong became the first man to step on the moon on July 20, 1969. This...

July 20, 1969: Moon Landing 40th Anniversary — Where were you?

Forty years ago today, July 20th, humankind achieved a moon landing as American astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins landed the Apollo 11 spacecraft on the lunar surface on July 20,...

Commemorating 40th Year of Moon Landing - 20th July 1969

"One small step for man is a giant leap for mankind". Yeah those were the words when 40 years ago Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on Moon. It did not transform into a giant leap for space travel...

Beer in space: A short but frothy history

After last weeks story about drunk astronauts and alchol abuse at NASA, the NewScientist came out with an article today on the history of alchol in space:"After allegations that astronauts flew drunk, NASA's rules...

Straight to the Moon, Neil: The 36th Anniversary of the Lunar Landing

On July 20, 1969, two American men landed on the moon. Today is the 36th anniversary of that landing (at least, if you believe it happened...see below). My favourite piece of random trivia about the lunar...