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June 22, 2018
Tran-Quilt-y base: National Quilt Museum opens moon landing exhibit
An art exhibit now open at the National Quilt Museum features a soft-ware approach to the hardware that took the first astronauts to the moon. "Fly Me to the Moon" showcases quilts that honor the Apollo missions that lifted astronauts to the moon 50 years ago.
June 15, 2018
Record-breaking astronaut Peggy Whitson retires from NASA
NASA's most experienced astronaut, Peggy Whitson, has hung up her 'space boots.' The holder of multiple records including the most days in space by an American and a woman worldwide, Whitson departed NASA after 32 years of service at the space agency.
June 14, 2018
Russia kicks off 2018 FIFA World Cup with space-flown soccer ball
A soccer ball named for a satellite and sent into Earth orbit was used to kick off the FIFA World Cup. The Adidas Telstar 18 was flown aboard the space station prior to its arrival at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow for the opening ceremony and match.
June 12, 2018
New wristwatches with flown rocket metal link to live view from space
A watchmaker that created timepieces from rocket-flown metal is now looking to connect outer space to your wrist. Werenbach's new Mach 33 watches include a metal plate from a Russian Soyuz rocket and links you to the space station's live view of Earth with a tap.
June 11, 2018
'First Man': Step by 'small step' look at Neil Armstrong film trailer
Houston, the "First Man" trailer has landed – and with it, a whirlwind of scenes that depict almost a decade of space flight history. Here is a step-by-"small step" review of the teaser that shows Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon.
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The Washington Post
How much is a moon rock really worth?
A Tennessee woman is suing NASA for the right to keep a vial of what she says is moon dust, given to her by astronaut Neil Armstrong in the 1970s. The financial stakes in the lawsuit are potentially quite high.
May 2018
AHA Perspectives on History
Archiving the Final Frontier: Preserving Space History for the Future
In July 1975, a NASA Apollo spacecraft linked up in space with a Soviet Soyuz capsule. With the spacecraft docked in place, an American astronaut shook hands with a Soviet cosmonaut, signaling an end to the space race between the two nations. To ensure that the trailblazing joint mission was captured accurately for the historical record, NASA contracted two historians, Edward Clinton Ezell and Linda Neuman Ezell, to record its development and results.
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