Neil Armstrong, first man on moon, laid to rest
September 17th, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon, was laid to rest in the Atlantic in a burial-at-sea service aboard ... Read more...
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First man on moon to be buried at sea
September 7th, 2012 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) US astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, will be buried at sea, family spokesperson Rick Miller said.Miller said Thursday that no other details ... Read more...
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U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong’s funeral planned for Friday
August 28th, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by BNO News
American astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, will be laid to rest during a private service in Ohio on Friday, NASA said on Monday. U.S. President Barack ... Read more...
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Neil Armstrong is dead
August 26th, 2012 - 6:44 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon, has died at the age of 82, his family said."We are heartbroken to share the ... Read more...
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Second man on moon files for divorce
June 17th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 17 (IANS) Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, the second man to step on the moon after Neil Armstrong, has filed for divorce from his third wife.The 81-year-old Aldrin was married ... Read more...
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1969 Apollo 11 moon landing site given heritage status
January 30th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 30 (ANI): Reports indicate that a California preservation panel has taken the unusual step of naming the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing site as a state historical resource.According to a ... Read more...
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Google Earth Shows 3D Image Of The Moon
July 21st, 2009 - 9:07 pm ICT by GD
The whole world is still excited about the day that man had first landed on the moon almost 40 years ago, when American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin had shooting off ... Read more...
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Obama hails Apollo 11 crew as ‘genuine American heroes’
July 21st, 2009 - 3:37 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 21 (DPA) US President Barack Obama welcomed the crew of Apollo 11 to the White House Monday to mark the 40th anniversary of their journey to the moon and ... Read more...
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Apollo astronauts dream of trip to Mars
July 21st, 2009 - 3:04 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 21 (DPA) It's been decades since they set foot on the moon, but the pioneers of the Apollo programme remain committed to exploring space with the goal of sending a ... Read more...
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Messages of peace that world leaders left on Moon in 1969
July 20th, 2009 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 20 (ANI): The details of the messages of peace from world leaders left on the Moon in a tiny silicon disk on the lunar surface in 1969 have been released.According ... Read more...
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4th spacewalker Alan Bean says US should focus on Mars now
July 20th, 2009 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 20 (ANI): Captain Alan Bean, the fourth person to walk on the moon, says that it's time of the U.S. to forget about going back, and to join forces ... Read more...
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Man on Moon revolutionised ideas behind vehicles, medicine
July 16th, 2009 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 16 (IANS) Forty years ago, on July 20, 1969, the United States achieved a historic feat when Apollo 11 landed on the moon.
"One small step for man, one giant ... Read more...
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Space was hardly romantic, says Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin
June 5th, 2009 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
New York, June 5 (ANI): Buzz Aldrin has revealed that not all memories of the historic landing on the Moon 40 years ago were as romantic as portrayed.The second man to set ... Read more...
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