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Apollo program

NASA technicians work on a Mars-bound spacecraft. Unmanned missions to Mars have mostly been successful, but the effort to sent a human being there is proving a harder task — and a harder sell.

Plans to put a human on Mars are a mess, says a new report. Should we even try?

Environment

Will the US ever land a human on Mars? No way, says a new Congressionally-mandated report. But scientists argue we should look for a new plan, not an excuse to abandon the effort.Will the US ever land a human on Mars? No way, says a new Congressionally-mandated report. But scientists argue we should look for a new plan, not an excuse to abandon the effort.

Moon art from someone who’s been there

Arts, Culture & Media

Whatever Happened to all of the Moon Rocks?

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Neil Armstrong Finally Breaks His Silence to Talk About Moon

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The Eagle Soars

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The Eagle Soars

Jay O’Callahan tells the story of J.C. High Eagle, a Cherokee Indian from Oklahoma, who knew at childhood that his life’s work would be space exploration.

If We Can Put a Man on the Moon

Landing on the moon has become our yardstick for what we can or can’t achieve. Environmentalists have been especially eager to compare the Apollo moon mission to the challenges of climate change. But as NASA celebrates the 40th anniversary of the landing,

Seeing Our Planet, Finding Ourselves

Astronauts saw their home planet from space for the first time forty years ago, and the picture they took of the fragile, blue Earth has been a source of reflection ever since.

Almanac/Moonwalk

This week, we have facts about the last men on the moon. Thirty years ago, Apollo 17 left the lunar surface and, so far, no one’s gone back.

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We Have Liftoff: When Apollo 11 Left the Lunar Surface

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This week marks the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing. One of the biggest challenges that NASA scientists faced was the liftoff from the moon’s surface. On The Takeaway to talk about lunar liftoff challenges is planetary scientist Dan Durda.