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Aldrin recounts feeling sure-footed in the one-sixth gravity of the lunar surface while gazing at the magnificent desolation around him. (Photo: AFP)

Buzz Aldrin, second man on moon, recalls 'Magnificent Desolation'

'I sometimes think the three of us missed 'the big event',' Aldrin said during a 50th anniversary gala at the Ronald...

17 July 2019 12:44 PM IST

The first four days of Apollo 11s journey to the Moon had gone according to plan, but just twenty minutes before landing, the atmosphere grew tense as the crew encountered a series of problems. (Photo: NASA handout)

Relive the original Apollo 11 mission on its 50th anniversary

It will be aired at around 9:32 AM ET on the CBS news site as well as its YouTube channel.

17 July 2019 9:06 AM IST

During the countdown, the rocket and spacecrafts systems will undergo checks and fuel will be filled to power the rocket engines. (Photo: PTI)

Chandrayaan-2: 20-hour countdown to Moon begins for lift-off

'The countdown started at 6.51 am,' K Sivan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), told IANS.

14 July 2019 11:23 AM IST

According to the ISRO chairman, the mission is expected to bring forth a lot of new revelations in the field of Lunar science. (Photo: ANI)

Chandrayaan-2 a very important, prestigious mission: ISRO Chairman

The ISRO chairman on Saturday visited the Sri Venkateswara temple here.

13 July 2019 1:48 PM IST

The objectives of this project is to study and map the lunar terrain, mineralogical analysis of rocks and soil, study the lunar ionosphere and measuring moon-quakes and studying the lunar crust and mantle. (Photo: PTI)

Chandrayaan-2: Know about India's first lunar landing mission

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed to send a manned mission into orbit by 2022.

13 July 2019 10:40 AM IST

It all started on September 13, 1959 when Soviet probe Luna 2 smashed into Mare Imbrium, its 390 kilograms (859 pounds) of mass vaporizing, no doubt, on impact. (Photo: AP)

The Moon now has hundreds of artifacts. Should they be protected?

Some experts are calling to grant them heritage status to protect them from future tourists and human activity.

11 July 2019 3:02 PM IST

Cong hails PM for convincing US on terror issue

Cong hails PM for convincing US on terror issue

A day after Rahul Gandhi caused political tremors with his denunciation of the ordinance on lawmakers and attack on...

28 Sept 2013 1:46 PM IST

Nasas EM drive propulsion tech will propel us to the Moon in four hours. And to Mars in 70 days.

New Frontiers: To the Moon

The first private company in the world is going to the Moon. And here's what we need to know.

30 Nov 2016 2:01 AM IST

FILE - In this July 20, 1969 file photo, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong, right, trudges across the surface of the moon leaving behind footprints. Moon dust collected by Armstrong during the first lunar landing is being sold at a New York auction. The lunar dust plus some tiny rocks that Armstrong also collected are zipped up in a small bag and are worth an estimated $2 million to $4 million. Theyre just some of the items linked to space travel that Sothebys is auctioning off to mark the 48th anniversary of the first lunar landing on July 20. (AP Photo, File)

Moon dust collected by Neil Armstrong to be sold at auction

The lunar dust that Armstrong also collected are zipped up in a small bag and are worth an estimated $2 million to $4...

13 July 2017 7:15 PM IST

FILE - In this July 20, 1969 file photo, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong, right, trudges across the surface of the moon leaving behind footprints. Moon dust collected by Armstrong during the first lunar landing is being sold at a New York auction. The lunar dust plus some tiny rocks that Armstrong also collected are zipped up in a small bag and are worth an estimated $2 million to $4 million. Theyre just some of the items linked to space travel that Sothebys is auctioning off to mark the 48th anniversary of the first lunar landing on July 20. (AP Photo, File)

Neil Armstrong's moon dust collection to be auctioned

Dust and tiny rocks that famed astronaut collected are worth an estimated $2million to $4million.

13 July 2017 1:21 PM IST

The Apollo 11 Contingency Lunar Sample Return Bag, used by Neil Armstrong on Apollo 11 to bring back the very first pieces of the moon ever collected, is displayed during a media preview for Space Exploration auction in New York. (Photo: AFP)

Neil Armstrong's moon bag sells for $1.8mn in New York

The bag fell short of Sotheby's pre-sale estimate of $2-4 million.

21 July 2017 8:23 AM IST

Aldrin sets adrenaline rushing with US Air Force Thunderbirds

Aldrin was the second man on the moon, piloting the Apollo 11 and following Neil Armstrong onto the lunar surface in...

3 April 2017 7:09 AM IST