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A radio telescope dish at sunset.

How Australia helped show the world the live moon landing

It's thanks to the Parkes Observatory in Australia that people around the world got to see the moon landing on television screens in 1969.

How Australia helped show the world the live moon landing
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Khrushchev’s son recalls Sputnik, Gagarin ascent in US-Soviet space race

Khrushchev’s son recalls Sputnik, Gagarin ascent in US-Soviet space race
The Apollo 11 Lunar Module is shown in the nearground with the moon's surface below it and Earth shown in the distance.

12 lesser-known facts about the Apollo 11 mission

12 lesser-known facts about the Apollo 11 mission
People look at the remains of a rocket shell on a street in the town of Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine February 10, 2015.

What the violence in Ukraine looks like up close

What the violence in Ukraine looks like up close

Son of Nikita Khrushchev Says Father Didn't Want to Compete in Race to Moon

Son of Nikita Khrushchev Says Father Didn't Want to Compete in Race to Moon
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Neil Armstrong Finally Breaks His Silence to Talk About Moon

Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong has given an interview after decades of silence. He spoke to an Australian accountant!

Neil Armstrong Finally Breaks His Silence to Talk About Moon

Top of the Hour: Chapter Ends in History of Space Flight, Morning Headlines

Top of the Hour: Chapter Ends in History of Space Flight, Morning Headlines
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Forged in the Stars

Forged in the Stars continues with the stories of Neil Armstrong and Christa McAuliffe.

Forged in the Stars
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2010's space odyssey: Obama's NASA proposals may change space flight forever

President Obama plans to cancel the program that would send NASA astronauts back to the moon. But this doesn't mean the future of manned spaceflight has come to a halt. Instead, private investors may fill the gap with commercial space tourism.

2010's space odyssey: Obama's NASA proposals may change space flight forever
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Forged in the Stars

Forged in the Stars continues with the stories of Neil Armstrong and Christa McAuliffe.

Forged in the Stars
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Onion story

Corrections are part of the news business. But a couple of newspapers in Bangladesh are apologizing for making a BIG mistake this week. Here's a quick summary. They printed a story; the problem was� the story came from satirical news website, The Onion.

Onion story
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Sky High: NASA Looks Back at the Moon Landing

Four decades ago, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin took off in Apollo 11, straight to the moon. To reflect on the moon landing and on NASA today, The Takeaway is joined by NASA's current acting administrator, Christopher Scolese.

Sky High: NASA Looks Back at the Moon Landing

Moon art from someone who's been there

Former Apollo astronaut and artist Alan Bean was the fourth man to walk on the moon captures his experiences in space on canvas.

Moon art from someone who's been there