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NEWS ABOUT: Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong stories: 11 news summaries

(Newser) - Satire just doesn't translate well. Two Bangladeshi newspapers have apologized to readers after breathlessly reporting a US scoop: Neil Armstrong thinks the moon landing was a hoax! Problem is, the story appeared in the Onion. "We've since learned that the fun site runs false and juicy reports based on... More »

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NASA • satire • Bangladesh • The Onion • moon landings • Neil Armstrong

OPINION

 Even When He Wins, 
 Tiger Can't Win 


Aug 4, 09 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Our outsized expectations for the “best player in his sport” mean Tiger Woods can’t get any “slack,” Michael Rosenberg writes for Fox Sports. “He missed the cut at the British Open last month and it was like he showed up drunk and club-less.” And... More »

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sports • golf • Tiger Woods • British Open (golf) • Lance Armstrong • expectations • Michael Rosenberg • Neil Armstrong • Jay-ZTV • Buick Open

(Newser) - What do you do when you’re the first men back from the moon and you have a cargo of moon rocks and other lunar specimens? Make a customs declaration, of course. Well, not really, Space.com reports. A customs form, filed in Honolulu and released by NASA to commemorate... More »

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NASA • astronauts • space travel • Buzz Aldrin • Neil Armstrong • Apollo 11 • Michael Collins • customs declaration

OPINION

 We Need More 
 Armstrongs, 
 Fewer Jackos 

Apollo astronauts exemplify what US celebs should be

Jul 21, 09 9:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - It’s unfortunate that American celebrity typically comes in the form of “uninteresting, detestable, loud, or unaccomplished people” like Michael Jackson and Paris Hilton, writes Bret Stephens in the Wall Street Journal. What society needs is more heroes like the Apollo astronauts—celebrities with “the right stuff,”... More »

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entertainment • Paris Hilton • culture • celebrity • Michael Jackson • Apollo missions • values • Neil Armstrong

(AP) - President Barack Obama today hailed the Apollo 11 astronauts as "three American heroes," and claimed such exploration spurs ingenuity and inspires students in math and science. Obama commemorated the moment, 40 years ago today, when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took man's first steps on the moon. Obama... More »

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NASA • space travel • moon • Buzz Aldrin • President Obama • Neil Armstrong • Apollo 11 • Michael Collins

(Newser) - Forty years ago today Neil Armstrong strode across the surface of the moon and became the most famous man in the galaxy. Then he disappeared—leaving NASA for a university job, attending almost no public functions, and refusing nearly all interview requests. "Neil was very much the same person... More »

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NASA • space exploration • astronauts • moon • Buzz Aldrin • moon landings • Neil Armstrong • Apollo 11

(Newser) - With Monday marking the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing, Esquire digs up celebs’ takes on what they’d have said if it had been them instead of Neil “One Giant Leap” Armstrong:
  • Muhammad Ali: Bring me back a challenger, ‘cause I’ve defeated everyone
... More »

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entertainment • Muhammad Ali • anniversary • moon landings • Timothy Leary • John Kenneth Galbraith • Ayn Rand • Bob Hope • Neil Armstrong • Truman Capote • Apollo 11 • Buckminster Fuller

 NASA: Oops, We Erased  
 the Moon Landing Tapes 

Footage likely recorded over when tape supply was low

Jul 16, 09 12:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - After searching 3 years for the original tapes of the 1969 moon landing, NASA officials realized they’d spaced: The footage had most likely been taped over, NPR reports. They picked through “racks of documents, tapes, all kinds of things from NASA and other agencies,” says a searcher,... More »

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NASA • video • Buzz Aldrin • moon landings • recording • Neil Armstrong • Apollo 11

(Newser) - America should boldly turn its space program toward colonizing Mars instead of trying to retrace the dusty footprints that he and Neil Armstrong made on the Moon 40 years ago, Buzz Aldrin writes in the Washington Post on the anniversary of Apollo 11's launch. NASA's attempt to resume lunar exploration... More »

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NASA • Mars • moon • Buzz Aldrin • lunar exploration • moon landings • Neil Armstrong • Apollo 11

 Armstrong 
 Flubbed 
 Moon Line, 
 Made It Stellar 

Astro put tiny poetic spin on script

Jun 4, 09 2:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stressed out Neil Armstrong flubbed his line as he became the first human to step on the moon—and turned it into out-of-this-world poetry, reports the BBC. The astronaut was supposed to say: "One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind," as he walked onto... More »

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NASA • astronauts • moon • Buzz Aldrin • moon landings • outer space • Neil Armstrong

 After 4 Decades, 
 Physicist Solves 
 Mystery of 
 Moon Dust 

After decades of wondering, Aussie explains its stickiness

Apr 23, 09 8:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Moon dust has been a “bloody nuisance” to NASA for decades, says a physicist: it sticks to spacesuits, clogs instruments, and could be a health risk for future colonists. Scientists believe the stickiness is due to a positive charge from the sun’s rays, NASA says. Now the physicist,... More »

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NASA • science • space • physicist • moon • Buzz Aldrin • Neil Armstrong

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