Apollo 11: How it happened
Scared that the Russians might beat them Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin climbed into the lunar module The Eagle and headed for the moon, but not everything went to plan.
Moon Landing
Buzz Aldrin: Australia could join Moon race
Buzz Aldrin has a plan for the next “giant leap” and it includes an alliance by the world’s superpowers and Australia.
What do you know about the Moon landing?
Fifty years ago, three men blasted off from Earth to make history. But how much do you remember of the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon? Take our quiz.
Mars mistake: 30 years too late
It’s been 50 years since Apollo 11, and a NASA engineer has revealed why humans haven’t been back to the moon or visited Mars.
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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.
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
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.
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.
See the Moon as astronauts did
When thousands of photographs from the Apollo missions were made available to the public, it gave us the first chance to see the Moon just as the astronauts did.
Nazi rocket Moon man world would rather forget
Australian aircrew tried to kill him. His extraordinary rockets killed hundreds. This rocket scientist went on to put the first person on the Moon. But everyone wanted to forget him.
Australia to build state-of-the-art space centre
If humans land on Mars or walk on the Moon again, Australians could watch it live at a state-of-the-art mission control centre, which the government plans to build in Adelaide
‘Neil Armstong crashed our wedding’
Former Geelong mayor Jim Fidge and his wife Prue recall how Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin tried to crash their wedding.
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
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.
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