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Scientific American
July 2009
Kate Wong |
Scientific American recommends 3 books about the moon Also: Becoming Human, and Amazing Animals   |
BusinessWeek
August 22, 2005
Hardy Green |
After The Moon -- What? It may exaggerate the difficulties they had in readjusting to life on Earth, but Andrew Smith's "Moondust" is a spellbinding tale of what has befallen the Apollo astronauts since they walked the moon. It's fascinating for its historical detail, engaging writing, and wistful meditation on space travel. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2007
David Noland |
Moon Man: Buzz Aldrin's Advice on NASA's Orion Mission Buzz Aldrin offers his thoughts on the next mission to the moon. |
Wired
December 2004
James Cameron |
The Next Giant Leap Buzz Aldrin talks about his walk on the moon and the next step in manned space exploration. |
Popular Mechanics
May 28, 2009 |
Apollo 11 Radio: Sound Bites From the Voice of America Sessions When Rhett Turner's voice broadcast went out from a Houston studio in July 1969, describing in clear, deliberate language the events of Apollo 11, it was heard over shortwave radio by people in dozens of countries around the world |
Popular Mechanics
May 26, 2009
Joe P. Hasler |
Is America's Space Administration Over-the-Hill? Next-Gen NASA Forty years ago most of NASA's employees were fresh out of college. Today, less than 20 percent are under the age of 40. As the baby boomers retire, who will get astronauts back to the lunar surface? |
AskMen.com
Michael A. Lubarsky |
OMEGA Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch If you love space as much as you love watches, you'll definitely want to attain the OMEGA Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch Apollo 11 "40th Anniversary" Limited Edition. |
Chemistry World
August 2009
Richard Corfield |
One giant leap NASA's Apollo missions answered many questions about the Moon - and as NASA unveils plans to return, lunar chemistry will again play a prominent role |
Scientific American
July 2009 |
John Rennie Recollects the Moon Landing Our editor in chief looks back on the Apollo 11 mission as well as his years with Scientific American |
Salon.com
September 1, 2000
David Lazarus |
"Apollo 13" The movie is a suspenseful account of a real-life near-disaster; plus a legendary astronaut tells what it's like to be (almost) lost in space. |
Wired
September 2005
Spencer Reiss |
One Giant Leap Tom Hanks takes Imax to the moon in his latest production Walking on the Moon 3D. |
Wired
January 2007
David Kushner |
One Giant Screwup for Mankind NASA put a man on the moon - then lost the videotape. A grizzled crew of ex-rocket jockeys are on a star-crossed mission to find it. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009
William Sweet |
Do We Need to Go to the Moon to Get to Mars? Returning to the moon is not all that technically challenging. What's challenging is to make it an international effort that puts behind past grievances and sets the stage for a truly challenging international mission to Mars. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2009 |
Landing on the Moon: Apollo 11, The Untold Story The ascent and descent team from Apollo 10 share their story as the Eagle prepares to undock from the moon. |
Geotimes
November 2006
Kathryn Hansen |
Moon Tapes Still Missing As NASA officials continue to search for missing Apollo 11 moon landing tapes, the search has turned up some interesting leads, including some lunar data found on the other side of the globe. |
Popular Mechanics
January 23, 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
Dissent Grows as Scientists Oppose NASA's New Moon Mission NASA's current plan for manned space exploration is getting dissension from planetary scientists and astronauts. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2009
Joe P. Hasler |
17 Steps to the Moon and Back: Anatomy of a Moonshot Here are the critical events that had to go right with the Apollo 11 launch, and what would have happened had they gone wrong. |
Geotimes
November 2004
Joseph Richard Gutheinz |
In Search of the Goodwill Moon Rocks: A Personal Account This senior special agent with NASA's Office of Inspector General was to locate and stop the predators who feed on the elderly by selling them bogus moon rocks, often for the victim's life savings. |
Popular Mechanics
August 2009
Aldrin & Noland |
Buzz Aldrin to NASA: U.S. Space Policy Is on the Wrong Track This May, the Obama administration announced it would appoint an independent council of aerospace experts to review NASA's human spaceflight objectives. |
Popular Mechanics
December 23, 2008
Andrew Moseman |
NASA'S Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Is Ready for Its April Launch, but Will It Help the U.S. Return to the Moon? The orbiter is more than just another satellite looking at moon rocks -- this mission is one of the first steps in NASA's mission to return humans to the moon, and use the moon as a springboard to reach beyond. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
March 2005
John Rhea |
Money for space Space exploration is becoming politically fashionable again, and advanced technology firms would be well advised to get on board while the getting is good. |
Popular Mechanics
September 4, 2007
Jill Tarter |
Where Will the Next 50 Years in Space Take Us? Expert Opinions Leading thinkers from Buzz Aldrin (a robot fan) to Arthur C. Clarke (he wants a sub-orbital joyride) share their thoughts on where space will take us in the half-century ahead. |
Fast Company
Neal Ungerleider |
Buzz Aldrin's New Mission: Life On Mars These days, Aldrin has fashioned himself as an elder statesman for space exploration, and has set his sights even higher: Mars. |
Wired
May 2003
Tom McNichol |
The Race Back to the Moon Astropreneurs are counting down for a return to Apollo country. The first small step: a satellite atlas of the lunar surface. The next giant leap: ice mining, helium farming, and a launchpad to the solar system. |
Popular Mechanics
June 2007
Ian Christe |
The Next Threat to Astronauts: Moon Dust NASA's plans for colonizing the moon by 2024 have hit a problem. Dust particles discovered by the Apollo crew can make their way into moonwalkers' lungs. |
Science News
April 29, 2006 |
The Mysterious Smell of Moondust Here's a link to an account of Apollo astronauts describing the smell and taste of moondust, which they experienced firsthand inside their lunar landers. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009
David A. Mindell |
The End Of The Cult Of The Astronaut How do you justify human spaceflight? |
Geotimes
January 2005 |
Astronaut Geology Field Training The field trips in preparation for moon landings were designed as instruction about the specific landing site. We went to places that we thought would show geologic features and problems similar to those they would encounter on the moon, such as impact craters and volcanic areas. |
Salon.com
June 26, 2000
Mark Bowden |
Far-out The author of "Black Hawk Down" picks five great books about the U.S. space program. |
Wired
December 2004
Andrew Chaikin |
Man vs. Machine Today, decades after the final Apollo mission, we still haven't sent a human back to the moon - or beyond it. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2007
David Noland |
Mission to the Moon: How We'll Go Back -- and Stay This Time From ensuring a safe launch to getting the vehicle back on the ground, here's an inside look at some of the toughest challenges NASA's engineers are now confronting with the new Orion shuttle. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2003
Paul Eisenstein |
Biggest Engine Ever Built It was the largest, most powerful rocket ever built and, having served as the launch platform for the Apollo manned moon mission, probably qualifies as the most famous rocket as well. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009 |
His Space At just under 7 feet, James Oberg was too tall to be an astronaut, so he became an aerospace engineer and then a space reporter instead. |
Geotimes
July 2006
Kathryn Hansen |
Jetting Through Space President Bush announced on Jan. 4, 2004, his vision to return humans to the moon, Mars and beyond. Without the Cold War era impetus, however, NASA is searching for new ways to motivate development of innovative new vehicles to fly humans to the moon. |
Popular Mechanics
October 12, 2009
Erik Sofge |
8 Experts Weigh in on the Future of Human Spaceflight It's now up to NASA to consider the findings, and offer specific recommendations to the Obama administration. |
Popular Mechanics
November 16, 2009 |
The Retirement of the Space Shuttle--And What's Next for NASA We look back at coverage of the technology behind the Constellation Program and the development of the International Space station as well as news surrounding the Space Shuttles |
Popular Mechanics
March 11, 2009
Tom Jones |
An Astronaut's Letter to President Obama: Six Space Policy Musts Looming decisions facing the president will make or break America's status as the world leader in space. Here is some advice for Obama on what he needs to do to keep NASA on the right trajectory. |
Popular Mechanics
February 8, 2010
Rand Simberg |
The New NASA: A Path To Anywhere, And Everywhere The author believes that NASA's new path, outlined by the president's budget, holds promise of real progress. |
The Motley Fool
September 14, 2007
Tim Beyers |
To the Moon, Google! Google puts up a $30 million cash prize to whoever can explore 500 meters of the lunar surface and transmit high-definition video back to Earth before December 31, 2012. |
Popular Mechanics
September 11, 2009
Joe Pappalardo |
Why NASA Should Bomb the Moon to Find Water: Analysis NASA today announced the site of a mission that aims to send an empty fuel tank into a lunar crater to assess the amount of frozen water that is kicked up by the impact. |
Adventure
November 2005
Bonnie Tsui |
Adventure Travel 2006: The Best Trips: Space Space Adventures and Virgin Galactic are two companies likely to be selling rides into space by 2008. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2005
John Rhea |
President Bush's Space Vision: Is This Trip Necessary? NASA has finally unveiled details about its proposed $104 billion plan to return astronauts to the moon by 2018, but critics detect a demonstrably uncertain sound of this trumpet. |
Popular Mechanics
September 10, 2009
Rand Simberg |
Risk Aversion and NASA Don't Mix: Augustine Report Analysis We now know the options that the Augustine panel is going to present to the administration for the future of NASA human spaceflight, because the summary was released on Tuesday. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2007
Thomas D. Jones |
The Lunar Base: How to Settle the Moon (and Pay for Sleepovers) A four-time Space Shuttle astronaut explains what life will be like on NASA's four-man outpost come 2020, when the anti-Apollo mission will cast off aboard a new rocket and send explorers to hazardous territory. |
Popular Mechanics
September 24, 2009
Joe Pappalardo |
Water Found on Moon These images show a very young lunar crater on the side of the moon that faces away from Earth, as viewed by NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper on the Indian Space Research Organization's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft. |
Chemistry World
July 9, 2008
Lewis Brindley |
Water found in Moon rocks US researchers have found water in rocks from the Moon - prompting new questions about its origin. |
Scientific American
August 2007
Jim Bell |
Have Brain, Must Travel Although astronaut missions are much more expensive and risky than robotic craft, they are absolutely critical to the success of our exploration program. |
The Motley Fool
December 8, 2006
Tim Beyers |
Prepare for Another Moon Shot NASA says we'll establish a permanent moon base by 2024. How will investors benefit? |
Reason
December 2002
Jesse Walker |
The Race to Sell the Moon After years of inattention, the moon will soon be deluged with mechanical visitors from Earth. In June 2003 a California company, TransOrbital, intends to launch the first private mission to the moon. |
Popular Mechanics
October 28, 2009
Joe Pappalardo |
Rooting for NASA's Ares I Rockets: Analysis This week, all eyes were on NASA as it conducted the first flight of the Ares I, the first launch vehicle the agency designed since the Space Shuttle. October also witnessed progress in other space launches |
