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Moon Landing

Neil Armstrong inside Lunar Module on Apollo 11. (NASA/National Archives and Records Administration). Used in the National Geographic documentary Apollo: Missions To The Moon.

Unseen insights into Moon landing

The first moon landing was one of the most extraordinary achievements of mankind and two new docos shed new light on the trip with previously unseen footage and audio.

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NEWS 360 PREMIUM LOCKED CONTENT – NO THE AUSTRALIAN/NO NEWS.COM/NO SKY NEWS- EMBARGO 7PM SAT JULY 13- The humanoid Valkyrie 8 robot, a project in the Dexterous Robitics Lab at the NASA Johnson Space Center Wednesday, Jul. 3, 2019, in , Houston TX. The Robotics lab takes up about a quarter of the space inside the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the center.(Photo by Michael Wyke)

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Star Wars-like robots will help us conquer space

Our first small step on the moon was lauded as a “giant leap for mankind” — but the next strides we make in space and lunar exploration will be made by robots. SEE THE VIDEO

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Pamela Melroy from U.S.A. is a Shuttle Pilot with NASA and is heading back into space on July 13.

Giant leap as woman heads to the Moon

Fifty years ago, space was awash with sexism. Now a woman is heading for the Moon — if she can find a spacesuit that fits.

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Neil Armstrong inside Lunar Module on Apollo 11. (NASA/National Archives and Records Administration). Used in the National Geographic documentary Apollo: Missions To The Moon.

Shock unheard audio reveals Armstrong’s Moon fear

Neil Armstrong’s biggest fear before Apollo 11’s mission to the Moon has been unearthed on previously lost tapes.

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This photo obtained from NASA and taken by Neil Armstrong (reflected on helmet) shows Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin walking on the Moon on July 20, 1969. - When the Saturn V rocket built by Wernher von Braun launched with the Apollo 11 capsule at its summit on July 16 1969, one million people flocked to watch the spectacle on the beaches of Florida near Cape Canaveral. But many had doubts that they'd succeed in landing this time. (Photo by Neil ARMSTRONG / NASA / AFP) / **RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NASA" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS **TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Ivan Couronne, "To the Moon and back: mankind's giant leap 50 years on"

Moon Landing: Fifty years on and still looking to the stars

The footprint is still there in the moon dust but did the first lunar landing live up to expectations? writes Michael Madigan

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TWAM-20160305 EMBARGO FOR TWAM 5 March 2016Andy Thomas astronaut makes first space walk 2001 Pic : NASA

Search for life could unite Earth: Aussie astronaut

As the anniversary of the 1969 moon landing nears, former Aussie astronaut Dr Andy Thomas says the search for extraterrestrial life could help unite a divided Earth.

Reader Weather Photo. "The Dish Pre Dawn". The Parkes Radio Telescope in pre-dawn light. Pic: Noel Barber

How you can relive the Moon landing

The Dish movie brought to life Australia’s key role in the Apollo 11 Moon landing. Now the historic moment will be re-enacted 50 years later — and you can be part of it.

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