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How NASA Engineered the Enduring Apollo Flags
A lot of thought went into designing the flags Apollo astronauts planted on the Moon.
Mourning the Moon Men: A Memorandum
The Presidential PR of things in the case of an Apollo XI failure.
Turn it Up to Apollo 11: A Motherboard Supercut
Forty three years ago, and forty two years before the Space Shuttle landed for the last time, three men would travel to the moon, set foot there, take a few photos, and come back. To get there, they used the only vehicle that’s ever brought humans past...
The Man Who Chose the Moon: How Kennedy Made the Boldest Decision
On April 12, 1961, the Soviet Union sent Yuri Gagarin hurtling around the Earth, marking the first time humans had stepped through the atmosphere and into space. Three weeks later, the United States began the slow process of catching up, with the...
Perfect: Lower Dens + Apollo 11
Video producer "David Dean Burkhart":https://www.facebook.com/daviddeanburkhart edited clips of "the Apollo 11 launch":http://motherboard.vice.com/2010/4/12/video-40-years-later-how-apollo-13-spacebrewed-a-solution-to-its-problem together and set it to...
Merry Christmas from the Moon
1968 was a bit of a nail-biting year for the world—assassinations, riots and war seemed constant—and for NASA too.
Thank You For Going To The Moon (We Made This Video For You)
Congress isn't interested in sending people to space these days, but that won't stop them from giving out medals to some of those who've been there. Speaking earlier today in the U.S. Capitol rotunda, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden bestowed...
The One Man Apollo Mission: Hunting for Snoopy, NASA's Lost-in-Space Lunar Module
Last month, British amateur astronomer Nick Howes embarked on a mission to find Snoopy in space. He's not looking for a cartoon Beagle swirling through space in a cosmic dogfight with the ghost of the Red Baron.
Moon Diapers and Pee Condoms: the Evolution of Deep Space Evacuation
You'd be a lying crazy person if you said it hasn't crossed your mind, and in the 1960s it was one of the most common questions posed to NASA’s astronauts: how do you go to the bathroom in space?
Apollo 18 Reviewed by an Apollo-Era Historian
Apollo 18 came out this past weekend. Previews suggested a Blair Witch Project meets Apollo 13 style hybrid featuring found footage of a secret lunar mission that promised to shock me to my core.
NASA Needs To Relearn How To Roll The Dice
NASA used to take risks. It used to occasionally throw caution to the wind and just go for broke on some pretty dangerous missions. In short, and to be slightly crude, NASA used to have balls.
The Last Words Uttered on the Moon
Earlier this morning, Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down at Cape Canaveral, marking the final death knell of America's Space Shuttle Program and 30 years of shooting human beings into outer space. Almost 40 years ago we finished the last chapter in...