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Three wristwatches on the lunar surface

Swatch Launches Space Collection

Swatch has launched a five-watch space collection inspired by NASA and the exploration of space. On sale today in Swatch stores and from 8 June on-line, the watches feature the famous “worm” NASA logo. These are going to be hot.…

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13 Minutes to the Moon – Apollo 13

For the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the moon, the BBC World Service produced an excellent podcast called 13 Minutes to the Moon, based on interviews and recordings from the people who were there including Michael Collins, Jim Lovell…

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13 Minutes to the Moon

It’s been 50 years since Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed in the Sea of Tranquillity and there are many commemorative events coming up to the anniversary on 21st July. As expected, NASA is celebrating and there’s a whole raft…

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NASA Invites Social Media Users to Attend Rocket Launch

NASA Invites Social Media Users to Attend Rocket Launch

NASA is inviting social media users to apply for credentials to attend the launch of the Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2, aboard United Launch Alliance’s Delta II rocket. The rocket will be launched from Vandenberg Air Force…

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Curiosity Rover Got a Mission Extension

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is in the process of being returned to full activity after undergoing a precautionary stand-down during the July 4th weekend. Its mission has been extended. The rover put itself into safe mode on July 2, 2016,…

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Google Created “Juno Reaches Jupiter!” Doodle

Mission Juno was launched on August 5, 2011. It arrived at Jupiter on July 4, 2016. Google created a special Google Doodle about it called “Juno reaches Jupiter!”  Not all Google Doodles are animated, but this one is. https://youtu.be/0DGQi-Yngew The Juno…

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