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Moon Landing

History

The Moon Landing

Experiencing the first moon walk with a wide range of New Yorkers.

E. B. White New Yorker Jul 1969 20min Permalink

Arts Science

The Sculpture on the Moon

The tale of the only art exhibit in space.

Corey S. Powell, Laurie Gwen Shapiro Slate Dec 2013 30min Permalink

In Google’s Moon Race, Teams Face a Reckoning

Competing teams, some powered by billionaires and some by open-sourced code and volunteers, race to land a robot on the surface and claim a massive prize from Google.

Wade Roush Xconomy Apr 2012 20min Permalink

Science Travel

Earth Station: The Afterlife of Technology at the End of the World

A visit to the newly on-the-market Jamesburg Earth Station, a massive satellite receiver that played a key role in communications with space, and its neighbors in an adjacent trailer park.

Alexis Madrigal The Atlantic Feb 2012 25min Permalink