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Retired Brig. Gen Buzz Aldrin sits on stage during his honorary promotion ceremony at Space Systems Command at Los Angeles Air Force Base in California on May 5, 2023.

Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin honored as Air Force one-star, Space Force Guardian

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Buzz Aldrin already had the moon to his credit. Now he has a star. The Apollo 11 astronaut and colonel in the U.S. Air Force received a promotion to the honorary rank of brigadier general.

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NASA's Mobile Launch Platform-3 (MLP-3), which was used for the Apollo 11 moon landing mission among other historic flights, is seen lowered to the ground for its demolition.

NASA platform used to launch Apollo 11 to the moon set for demolition

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

NASA's Mobile Launch Platform-3, from which the first astronauts departed Earth to fly around and land on the moon now, itself, only has a limited time left on the planet.

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MotoArt's new Lockheed C-121G Super Constellation PlaneTags were cut from various areas on NASA 420, the space agency's Gemini and Apollo tracking station test aircraft, including its exterior and interior surfaces, explaining the different paint and metal finishes.

New MotoArt PlaneTags made from NASA aircraft used by Apollo tracking stations

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

A NASA aircraft used to test the agency's Gemini and Apollo tracking stations has "taken off" as a popular collectible. MotoArt's latest PlaneTag is made from NASA 420, a C-121G Super Constellation.

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The Apollo Tether Hook Keychain produced by Luna Replica and Global Effects replicates the carabiner used by Neil Armstrong on the surface of the moon.

Apollo 'hook-up:' New keychain replicates carabiner used on the moon

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Luna Replicas and Global Effects have produced a new keychain outfitted with a fully functional replica of the tether hook used by Apollo astronauts on the moon.

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uniformed military personnel surround a stretched-out american flag within view of gravestones in arlington cemetery. far in the background are military members standing

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery

By Elizabeth Howell published

Collins, who died in 2021 at age 90, was the first person to orbit the moon solo during Apollo 11 in 1969.

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Apollo 13 pilot Fred Haise, Apollo 16 moonwalker Charlie Duke and STS-1 pilot Bob Crippen joined fellow astronauts Bernard Harris, Anna Fisher and Randy Bresnik for a panel in memory of Apollo 7 pilot Walt Cunningham on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023.

Fellow astronauts remember Apollo 7 pilot Walt Cunningham as friend and mentor

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Judging by the astronauts who came to remember Walt Cunningham, the Apollo 7 pilot's reach extended far beyond his 1968 launch into space. The group took part in a panel before a funeral service.

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Buzz Aldrin wearing sunglasses next to Anca Faur, wearing a hat with an image of an astronaut and a flag on the front. Both are sitting in an open-top car with a crowd in behind

Apollo 11's Buzz Aldrin and new wife over the moon with wedding, 'as excited as eloping teenagers'

By Elizabeth Howell published

Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin married for the fourth time on Friday (Jan. 20) to Romanian chemical engineer Anca Faur, who is executive vice-president of one of Aldrin's companies.

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Walter Cunningham looks out of the window of the Apollo command module in Earth orbit.

Walter Cunningham: Apollo 7 astronaut

By Elizabeth Howell last updated

Reference Walter Cunningham was a former NASA astronaut best remembered for flying the Apollo 7 mission in October 1968.

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Apollo 7 lunar module pilot Walter Cunningham works inside the command module during the 11-day October 1968 mission.

Astronaut Walt Cunningham, who test-flew Apollo 7 command module, dies at 90

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Walt Cunningham, who tested the Apollo command module in Earth orbit, has died. America's second civilian to fly in space, Cunningham and his Apollo 7 crewmates proved the CM was ready for the moon.

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Apollo Remastered

Salute Apollo 17's 50th anniversary with freshly restored moon mission shots

By Jeff Spry published

NASA restoration wizard Andy Saunders on Apollo 17's restored photos in his new book, "Apollo Remastered"

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