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more about #moonlanding more comments → njdevil: Im gonna use the same argument I have always used with regards to Moon Landing conspiracy theorists: If it were faked, Russia would have known. And t... more » prometeum: Maybe if this hadn't happened during the cold- "propaganda" -war era, people wouldn't be so wary about the credibility of this event. Russia and the U... more » jeffk: Shopped, here's original #apollo17flag more » jgrow2: The word is "jibes," by the way. It's NOT "jives." Both words are considered slang, but they mean opposite things. When things "jibe," they agree. Wh... more » SkipErnst: (Note: My comments never seem to show up and this one will probably be no different.) Anyone who thinks that yet more proof of already known facts is... more » Jake712: If all the photos and videos and audio and rocket launches and stories from those who were there and stories from those who worked on getting those th... more » Anrkist: Please keep the conspiracies coming. Without them, we wouldn't get to see Buzz Aldrin punch people on Youtube. #apollo17flag more » dambo29: floating in space: Wondering why my previous comments in this article aren't showing up. Even when people replied (love that new feature btw). But instead I get that ima... more » Homerjay is utterly alone.: Did I miss something? What happened to the flag? #apollo17flag more » Brett Benedict: I'm no moon skeptic, but if I were couldn't I just as easily say these are as fake as anything else? #apollo17flag more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Of course we landed on the Moon. There's the garbage we left behind to prove it. #apollo17flag more » Moonshadow101: Obviously photoshopped. You can tell by the fact that there are LIES IN THAT PICTURE. DIRTY, DIRTY GOVERNMENT LIES!!! #apollo17flag more » ripfire: Photoshopped!! *ducks under table* #apollo17flag more » Adam: So a NASA probe took a picture of the Apollo 17 site, and you think that will make the conspiracy nuts give up? Look, I love everything about the spac... more » aliskaba: When are we going to be able to whale on the moon? I'm so pissed we can't do it here on earth. Screw you PETA. #apollo17flag more » -
#moonlanding
New Apollo 17 Landing Photo Clearly Shows Lander, Flag
It's blurrier than old MySpace snapshots, but it's there as expected. The Apollo Lunar Modules and the US flag left behind at the Apollo 17 landing site has been caught in a close-up image by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. More » -
#photography
Norman Rockwell: The Original King of the Photoshop
Back when Norman Rockwell ruled Saturday evenings, Adobe wasn't even a gleam in some nerd's eye, but a new book shows that the painter was, nevertheless, a photoshop god. More » -
#space
A Real Astronaut Reflects on America's Moon Landings, Past and Future
Our friend and astronaut blogger Leroy Chiao was an invited guest at the Apollo 11 40th Anniversary gala last night. Here he shares a few shots, his memories of the Eagle touchdown, and his thoughts on the next moon mission. More » -
#apollo11
Look! There's a Person On The Moon
Exactly 40 years ago now—at 10:56pm EDT, July 20, 1969—Neil Armstrong began his descent to the Moon's surface, slowly sliding down the Eagle's ladder. It was the pinnacle of the greatest human adventure in history. More » -
#questionoftheday
Should We Skip The Moon And Head For Mars?
Speaking at a Washington lecture over the weekend, Apollo 11 crewmembers Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins expressed concern about NASA focusing too much on past accomplishments. That is to say, they believe we should focus our efforts on Mars. More » -
#apollo11
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing Liveblog
Apollo 11 Mission Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin are now on course to the surface of the Moon, after undocking from Columbia. I'm certainly not the great Walter Cronkite, but I'm liveblogging the historic event here.
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#apollo11
"The Eagle Has Wings"
1969: The Eagle—Apollo 11's Lunar Module—has now undocked from Columbia—the Command Module—and is now orbiting the Moon, 2 hours, 16 minutes minutes from landing Armstrong and Aldrin on its surface. This is how it looks from Columbia. More » -
#blockquote
Better Than TV
1969 From Apollo 11's Command Module, now on final approach to the Moon landing site: "We're getting first view of the landing approach. Looks like pictures but difference of watching a real football game and watching it on TV." More » -
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#space
"You Want Me to Walk On the Freakin' Moon Wearing What?!"
These shots of gear from the first Apollo moon mission show just how far we have—and haven't—come in the 40 years since man first walked on the moon. More » -
#space
NASA Releases Restored Moon Landing Footage
NASA has been working with Lowry Digital in Burbank to restore all of the original tapes from the July 20, 1969 moonwalk, and they just released the first clips of it. More » -
#apollo11
Apollo 11 Liftoff In 1 Hour!
If you haven't yet hit We Choose The Moon, it'll be conducting the whole mission in realtime, starting with liftoff at 9:30am ET. (More details here.) Hurry up, or the Saturn V takes off without you! [We Choose The Moon] -
#apollo11
The Best Web Site For the Next Few Days
There are very few political speeches that touch me in the way that JFK's We choose to go to the moon does. Seven years later, Humanity's biggest daydream became a reality. Today you can follow the adventure in real time. More » -
#robots
Japan Pledges To Land Humanoid Robot On Moon By 2020
In an otherwise vague announcement, Japan's Strategic Headquarters for Space Development said that it would put a two-legged humanoid robot on the moon by 2020. More » -
#watches
Moon Dust-DNA Watch Made From Actual Moon Dust and Parts From Apollo 11
Romain Jerome's Titanic DNA Watch was such a success that the company has decided to take the concept to the moon (literally) with their new Moon Dust DNA watch. Like the Titanic version, the moon watch will feature actual artifacts. The face includes dust from a rock retrieved during our first mission to the moon, the case is made from steel from the Apollo 11 spacecraft and the strap will be made up of fibers from a spacesuit worn during the ISS mission. Okay, that...is...awesome. But now for the sticker shock—a symbolic quantity of 1969 watches will be made to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. Several different versions will be available at prices that range from $15,000 to $500,000 apiece. [Romain Jerome via The Age via Born Rich] -
#nasa
NASA Engineers Team Up With Retirees to Secretly Develop Alternative Moon Rocket
A handful of rogue NASA engineers have gone underground and spent their spare time from the Constellation program working on a rocket dubbed "Jupiter"—an alternative that they believe will be "safer, cheaper and easier to build than the two Ares spacecraft that will replace the space shuttle." Jupiter is being developed with the help of a team that includes retired NASA engineers and enthusiasts who are working (mostly) anonymously. More »
