First image from Mercury orbit
Nixon gave Cyprus a piece of the moon. Then a coup made it disappear.
After Apollo 11, Richard Nixon had NASA make 250 commemorative plaques, each holding about four rice-sized specks of moon dust mounted next to a flag that had flown to the… READ THE REST
NASA's robot rescue of the Swift space telescope launches June 30
NASA will soon embark on a first-of-its-kind rescue mission, sending a robot to save a space observatory falling to Earth. The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is a space observatory that… READ THE REST
Nixon gave Spain moon rocks from Apollo 11. Spain lost them.
After Apollo 11 in 1969, President Nixon had 250 commemorative plaques made, each containing about 50 milligrams of lunar dust — roughly four rice-sized particles — mounted in acrylic plastic… READ THE REST
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Manage projects like a pro with Microsoft Project 2024 for just $49
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