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Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins Dies at 91

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Some called him 'the loneliest man in history' - while his colleagues walked on the moon for the first time
The command module of the Apollo 17 spacecraft in the museum at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Photo: shutterstock

The last man on the moon (so far)

The Apollo 17 mission was mankind's last manned visit to the Moon. In 2024, if all goes as planned, the first woman will set foot on the moon
Katherine Johnson receives the Presidential Medal from the hands of Bill Clinton. Photo: NASA/Bill Ingalis

Catherine Johnson, the mathematician who calculated the trajectory for Apollo 11, who died at the age of 101 - a much needed role model

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The first step on the moon, as captured by the video camera of the Apollo 11 lander was the eagle. Photo: NASA

Apollo 11 mission - step by step. Part 2 - Ait Nahat

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Left to right Aldrin Collins and Armstrong leave the crew housing facility and enter the Astro-Van on their way to launch 39A. Photo: NASA

Apollo 11 Step by Step - Part 1: From Launch Preparations to Halfway to the Moon

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Taros valley Lytro on the moon, in a panorama image reconstructed from pictures taken by the astronauts. Color accuracy was confirmed by astronaut Harrison Schmitt. Photo: NASA

NASA has prepared high-resolution panoramic images of the Apollo spacecraft landing sites

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Fireproof fabric experiment for fire fighters. Photo: NASA

Apollo by-products - NASA list

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Astronaut meets aliens on the moon. Illustration: shutterstock

How the Moon Conspiracy Theories Began and Why They Persist Today, Fifty Years After the Apollo 11 Landing

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Motorola's technicians install the communication system in the Apollo 11 spacecraft. PR photo

Behind the scenes of the world famous broadcast - how was the connection made between Apollo 11 and the Earth in July 1969?

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The iPhone, even the weakest, is millions of times more powerful than the computer that flew Apollo to the moon. Illustration: shutterstock

Will today's cell phone be powerful enough to put a man on the moon?

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The famous picture "The Blue Marble", taken by the Apollo 17 crew. Source: NASA.

Four surprising technological innovations that came out of the Apollo moon landings

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The Apollo 11 lunar lander, as photographed by Michael Collins from the command spacecraft. A few minutes later, the malfunction was discovered that almost caused the landing to be canceled if not for the resourcefulness of Neil Armstrong. Photo: NASA

When the spacecraft's computer almost crashed: 50 years since Apollo 11 landed on the moon

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Astronaut James Irwin against the background of the US flag, the lunar module of Apollo 15, and the all-terrain vehicle on which they traveled around the moon. Photo: NASA

Human Heritage in Outer Space: A Call to Preserve Apollo Landing Sites and Unmanned Spacecraft

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Buzz Aldrin on the background of the lunar lander - Apollo 11, July 1969

47 years since the moon landing: the technologies that were there and contributed to today's technology era

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Astronaut Edgar Mitchell in an official NASA photo against the background of the Apollo 14 mission symbol

Edgar Mitchell, the sixth astronaut to land on the moon, has died at the age of 85

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The summer of space is approaching - scholarships for Israelis to study at the Technion Space University

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Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 astronaut. Photo: MISHELLA / Shutterstock.com

Reimbursement of the expenses of the second astronaut who landed on the moon: 33 dollars

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Astronaut Buzz Audlerin sets up a seismological experiment in the Pacific Ocean, as part of the Apollo 11 mission, June 20, 1969. Photo: NASA

46 years since the first landing on the moon, and in Russia they wonder where the film and soil samples have gone

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Drawing thatsmymop / Shutterstock.com

In his death he bequeathed us the moon

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The Apollo 10 Landing Module (unmanned) after detaching from the Command and Service Module. Photo: NASA

Apollo 10 - last instrument test before the manned landings

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Apollo 9 mission badge. Photo: NASA

Apollo 9 - general rehearsal of the command and service cells

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The first time the Earth's sunrise over the Moon was seen from the windows of the Apollo 8 spacecraft. Photo: NASA

Apollo 8 - the first general rehearsal for the moon landing

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Apollo 7 crew members from left: Don Eisele, Walter Shira and Walter Cunningham. Photo: NASA

Apollo 7 – first manned flight that tested the technology for the moon landing a year later

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The command cabin of one of the Apollo spacecraft on display at the Kennedy Space Center. Photo: shutterstock

Introduction to the Apollo Program - Part II

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High resolution visualization of the Apollo lander on the moon. Illustration: shutterstock

Introduction to the Apollo program

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