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Apollo 11's 48th Anniversary: Space Gala Salutes the Future

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Watch NASA's Apollo 11 Moonwalk Moments in This Archive Video

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Houston, We Have a Kickstarter: Campaign Launches to Restore Mission Control

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SpaceX's Big New Rocket May Crash on 1st Flight, Elon Musk Says

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What Does a Life-Sized Lego Luke Skywalker Look Like? This!

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SpaceX Drops Plans for Powered Dragon Landings

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A Huge Asteroid Hitting Mars 4 Billion Years Ago May Have Shaped the Red Planet

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Comic-Con 2017: A Space Fan's Guide

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Spaceflight Beeps Inspire Cosmic 'Quindar' Music: A Q&A with the Composers

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Today in Space! July 20, 1969: The First Moonwalk

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'Salvation's' EmDrive: The Engine That Might Break Physical Laws

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Elon Musk Calls for Moon Base

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Future Space Colony? Maybe We Should Look Beyond Mars to Saturn's Titan Moon

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Apollo 11 Retrospective: 'One We Intend To Win' | Video

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NASA's Historic Apollo 11 Moon Landing in Pictures

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NYC to DC in 30 Minutes? Elon Musk Claims Verbal OK for Hyperloop

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Star Facts: The Basics of Star Names and Stellar Evolution

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