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Apollo 11

# apollo-11 - Saturday 1 September, 2012

Column: Have we lost the ambition that put a man on the moon?

These are financially difficult times – but that doesn’t mean we should abandon the big projects that advance human knowledge, writes Aaron McKenna.

# apollo-11 - Sunday 26 August, 2012

Need To Know This post contains videos

The Evening Fix: Sunday

Things we learned, loved and shared today.

Neil Armstrong This post contains videos

VIDEO: Neil Armstrong recounts his 1969 visit to the moon

The late astronaut spoke to the BBC about his lunar experiences in the months following his return from the Apollo 11 mission.

Obama and Aldrin lead tributes to ‘American hero’ Neil Armstrong

The US president, and the man who first joined him on the moon, pay tribute to the late astronaut.

The 9 at 9: Sunday

Nine things you need to know this morning…

# apollo-11 - Saturday 25 August, 2012

From The Daily Edge One Small Step This post contains videos This post contains images

In pictures: the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969

From launch to landing: NASA archive images from the first successful manned moon landing mission.

# apollo-11 - Thursday 29 March, 2012

Amazon founder ‘locates lost Apollo 11 rockets’

The rocket engines were last seen pushing the Apollo 11 mission into space ahead of its successful moon landing in 1969.

The 9 at 9: Thursday

Nine things to know this morning…

# apollo-11 - Saturday 25 February, 2012

Prime numbers: The week in stats

Debts, draw-downs, state assets and lunar rock – all of that, and more, in your weekly numerical wrap-up.

# apollo-11 - Monday 20 February, 2012

From The Daily Edge Astronomy

There’s a $5m lump of moon rock in a dump in Finglas

An astronomer tells the BBC that a piece of rock collected by the Apollo 11 astronauts is sitting in a dump in North Dublin.