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When (Part of) Apollo 13 Reached the Moon
May 16, 2013 11:47 AM ET // Amy Shira Teitel
Even though Apollo 13 never landed on the moon, the upper stage of it's Saturn V rocket did. Continue reading →
When NASA Blew Holes In Arizona for Apollo
Mar 4, 2013 12:25 PM ET // Amy Shira Teitel
In 1967, NASA brought the Sea of Tranquility to northern Arizona to create a training ground for Apollo astronauts. ->
The Apollo 1 Conspiracy Theory
Feb 4, 2013 01:49 PM ET // Amy Shira Teitel
In the months and years after the Apollo 1 fire, stories surfaced that the crew had been victims of murder. ->
NASA's Barnstorming Gemini Capsule-Moon Plan
Feb 1, 2013 02:15 PM ET // Ray Villard
During the heat of the Space Race, engineers thought up a wild barnstorming scheme for getting Americans to moon before the Soviets -- hot-rod a Gemini capsule for a lunar mission. ->
Nov 14, 2012 03:39 PM ET // Amy Shira Teitel
Between lightning, bad data, and general confusion, Apollo 12's was one of the more interesting launches.
Sep 5, 2012 01:39 PM ET // Amy Shira Teitel
How do you find an affordable life insurance policy when you're flying to the moon? You make your own out of valuable autographs.
Aug 8, 2012 05:56 PM ET // Amy Shira Teitel
Apollo 15 was an incredible success, but postage stamps ended the crews' careers.
Mar 29, 2012 02:09 AM ET // Ian O'Neill
Jeff Bezos, founder of the private spaceflight company Blue Origin, has located the engines that launched Apollo 11 to the moon. Now he wants to retrieve them.
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"I don't ever want to lose my kids."
-- Melissa Torrez who hopped in her car and gave chase after a man who had grabbed her 4-year-old daughter from her family's yard. The suspect was caught and charged with attempted kidnapping
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