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Apollo’s progeny: Today’s space entrepreneurs still standing on the moonshot’s shoulders
The Apollo program and 1969 moon landing inspired many of the entrepreneurs working to send people and robotic vehicles back to the moon or to pave the way for further space exploration and commerce.
How NASA’s return to the moon will be different from its first journeys there
NASA’s renewed effort to return humans to the moon draws inescapable parallels to Apollo a half-century ago.
Foust Forward | How much does the public care about returning to the moon?
As in Apollo, that public support may not be critical to winning sustained funding for Artemis, although the political and geopolitical conditions today are very different from those in the 1960s.
Op-ed | What it took to land on the moon
George Abbey, the long-time director of NASA's Johnson Space Center, reflects on America’s race to the moon and understand what it took to place the U.S. flag on the Sea of Tranquility.
11 must-see space movies for anyone serious about space
To help commemorate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, SpaceNews asked readers to weigh in on the must-see realistic space movies for anyone serious about space. Grab the popcorn and let the countdown begin.
NASA announces Orion achievement on Apollo 11 anniversary
NASA and the White House used the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing to mark the latest achievement in the development of the Orion spacecraft and reaffirm plans to use it to return humans to the moon by 2024.
Op-ed | Reflections on the U.S. space program a half-century after Apollo 11
Indeed, we were witnessing “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Nevertheless, my maternal grandmother who lived with us and was born in Eastern Europe in 1890, exclaimed, “I don’t believe it and will never believe it.”
Op-ed | The Apollo program and the Chinese treasure fleets
During the decades since the cancellation of the Apollo program, some have used the Chinese treasure fleets of the early 1400s as a cautionary tale.
Op-ed | Apollo is a lesson in leadership that continues to inspire and educate
The story of the Apollo program, the many heroes in the headlines and those behind-the-scenes, the unprecedented crisis and tragedies that were overcome to fulfill a martyred President’s bold promise, is a story as compelling as any great novel or Greek myth.
Apollo 11’s greatest contribution to humanity: infinite inspiration
Just as we have built on the foundation provided by the Apollo astronauts, the next generation will build on our achievements, and future generations on theirs.
Op-ed | What will be different next time we go to the moon
Half a century after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took their first “small steps,” we’re going back with all the wonders of 21st century technology, but this time, things will be different.
Download your Apollo 11 at 50 special digital edition
As part of our monthlong commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, SpaceNews is proud to present this special digital edition.
“Apollonauts” reflect on lunar landing and return to the moon
The engineers who developed the computers that enabled the Apollo 11 lunar landing had little doubt the mission could be a success, and half a century later have advice for how NASA should return to the moon.
Experts cite benefits, challenges of further space exploration
While the United States has the advanced technology and capable workforce it would need for further space exploration, it lacks the focus and prioritization that assured the success of the Apollo program, Apollo flight director Gene Kranz told Senators July 9.
Apollo 11 anniversary coins take ‘small step’ to space and back
Two commemorative coins from the United States Mint were flown on board the International Space Station for 28 days. The domed, half dollar coins traveled to orbit and back on a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft.
Review: Chasing the Moon
If you’re curious about the people who made Apollo possible, "Chasing the Moon" is an engaging read.
