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April 23, 2014
Apollo 12 astronaut's moon mementos up for auction
Apollo 12 lunar module pilot Alan Bean, the fourth man to walk on the moon, is selling a small treasure trove of souvenirs he brought back from his 1969 lunar voyage. Bean has entrusted his moon memorabilia to Heritage Auctions of Dallas for their May 14 sale.
April 21, 2014
Laptop Clinton used to send historic email to outer space auctioned for $60K
Long before the first Instagram from space, the first check-in from orbit, or even the first astronaut's tweet, John Glenn sent an email to Bill Clinton. The reply it prompted was the very first email transmitted by a sitting U.S. president — it just happened to be to space.
April 18, 2014
SpaceX launches science-packed Dragon capsule on space station supply run
A commercial cargo spacecraft loaded with more than two tons of scientific experiments and equipment lifted off for the International Space Station on April 18, after more than a month of delays. SpaceX's Dragon launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.
April 17, 2014
John Houbolt, NASA engineer who fought for Apollo moon landing method, dies
Were it not for John C. Houbolt, the United States might never have landed men on the moon. The engineer, who died at the age of 95, sold the nation's space program leaders on an alternate flight plan, called Lunar Orbit Rendezvous (LOR).
April 14, 2014
NASA signs over historic Launch Pad 39A to SpaceX
One of NASA's most historic launch pads is now under new management. Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is now under the control of SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies), the company led by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk.
April 9, 2014
Houston, we've got an auction: Apollo 13 astronaut's mementos to be sold
Apollo 13 memorabilia belonging to the late astronaut Jack Swigert is auction-bound, 44 years after a last-minute change landed him aboard the ill-fated flight. The mementos are being put up for sale by Swigert's family.
April 7, 2014
Mercury space capsule shipping overseas for German art exhibition
An American spacecraft that spent decades under the ocean will soon ship overseas for an exhibit that explores the "space between art and science." Liberty Bell 7 will leave the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center to be displayed at the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bonn.
April 3, 2014
'Milestone' makeover: Smithsonian Air and Space Museum to renovate main hall
The National Air and Space Museum is set to redefine "Milestones of Flight," as it goes about the first major renovation of its iconic gallery. Boeing has gifted $30 million to the Smithsonian to fund, in part, the redesign of the Air and Space Museum's main gallery.
April 2, 2014
NASA cuts contact with Russia, except for space station
NASA has halted all communication with its counterparts in Russia — with the important exception of continuing to jointly operate the International Space Station — in a response to Russia's conflict with the Ukraine.
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April 20, 2014
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Ryan's 'soul was happy' building replica shuttle
An astronaut hopeful who embarked on a massive project — building a replica space shuttle that is now shipwrecked on unkempt land on Merritt Island — will continue his resolution to reach his goal.
April 18, 2014
The New York Times
With Planned Crash, NASA Lunar Mission Comes to End
NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer spacecraft slammed into the moon early Friday morning, as planned, but a few days earlier than NASA officials expected.
April 10, 2014
Purdue University
Alumni astronaut Cernan donates mapbook from Apollo 17 lunar mission
Eugene Cernan, the most recent person to walk on the moon, was recognized Thursday evening (April 10) during an invitation-only reception at Purdue's Mackey Arena for donating an Apollo 17 Lunar Roving Vehicle mapbook to the university.
April 9, 2014
Florida Today
Neil Armstrong's Corvette on display at KSC
Merritt Island resident Joe Crosby is displaying Neil Armstrong's 1967 Corvette Sting Ray in the Rocket Garden at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex today.
April 9, 2014
Reuters
Space memorabilia auction hits $1 million mark in New York
An emblem that traveled with U.S. astronauts on the 1969 Apollo moon flight and a check list from that historic mission were the top-selling items in a sale of space memorabilia, Bonhams auction house said on Wednesday.
April 6, 2014
Decatur Daily
Iconic rocket due for repair
Travelers often get an unexpected surprise when they enter Alabama on Interstate 65: a 224-foot Saturn 1B rocket.
March 27, 2014
Houston Chronicle
Shuttle aircraft to make one final voyage next month
Steven Ramey is standing inside a Boeing 747 fuel tank, and he's having the time of his life.
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