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Moon landing

A large, white rocket sits on a launchpad at night time.

Indian women scientists’ lunar mission a ‘giant leap for womankind’

Women & Gender

India’s Chandrayaan-2 is expected to land on the moon Friday as the country seeks its first successful landing. But with two female scientists leading the project, the lunar mission has already made history.

A radio telescope dish at sunset.

How Australia helped show the world the live moon landing

Arts, Culture & Media
Guantanamo Bay protest

A US nursing association sides with a Navy nurse who refused to force-feed Gitmo prisoners

Global Scan
China Moom

China successfully puts a rabbit on the moon

Environment

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

Arts, Culture & Media
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Moon Walkers

Author Andrew Smith talked to astronauts from the Apollo Moon program and found that their lives were indelibly changed by their mission. One of those astronauts, Alan Bean, tells LOE that his walk on the moon inspired him to paint about his experience.

The World

We Have Liftoff: When Apollo 11 Left the Lunar Surface

Arts, Culture & Media

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.

The World

Beyond the Moon: The Next Generation of Astronauts

Environment

On the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing, The Takeaway talks to Kate Rubins, who has been accepted to NASA’s 2009 Astronaut Candidate Class, and Tina Druskins, a high school sophomore who just got back from Space Camp.

The World

Sky High: NASA Looks Back at the Moon Landing

Arts, Culture & Media

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.

The World

Fly Me to the Moon (But Let’s Go Coach)

Global Politics

NASA’s hopes of sending astronauts back to the moon by 2020 are delayed because of budget concerns. The Takeaway is joined by Miles O’Brien, science and aviation reporter, for more on the future of space travel.

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