World History
- We Choose The Moon
We Choose the Moon - This is an Interactive web site recreating the historic Apollo 11 mission in real time. Listen to the live transmissions between the astronauts and Mission Control, follow the mission on Twitter, and view archived Apollo 11 photos...
- Nasa Admits Moon Landing Hoax
NASA today admitted what many historians have long suspected. All of the Apollo Moon landings were hoaxed. "It is true," NASA spokesman John Deveres announced. "All of the lunar footage was shot at a studio in Roswell, New Mexico." Deveres continued,...
- The Top 25 Web Hoaxes And Pranks
Here is a fun article by Steve Bass at Yahoo News. It is titled The Top 25 Web Hoaxes and Pranks. I enjoyed it and many of these are of interest to the history blogosphere. How many non-internet hoaxes from a Millenia or more ago are now the source of...
- Nasa Can't Find Original Tape Of Moon Landing
NASA can't find original tape of moon landing. Reuters is reporting that NASA has lost the original tapes of the first Apollo Moon landing. The news report notes, "The U.S. government has misplaced the original recording of the first moon landing,...
- History Of Manned Space Missions
History of Manned Space Missions. This site is a chronological listings of American and Soviet manned missions from 1961-1993. It includes dates, crew biographies, and mission highlights. While not extensive, there are brief notes on each mission and...
World History
Apollo 40th Anniversary
NASA is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Apollo Program with an Apollo 40th Anniversary site. It allows online visitors to relive each mission with video, photos, and a unique animated comic. It also has information about Moon Trees and NASA's future Moon exploration plans.
From the site:
It all started on May 25, 1961, when President John F. Kennedy announced the goal of sending astronauts to the moon before the end of the decade. Coming just three weeks after Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space, Kennedy's bold challenge set the nation on a journey unlike any before in human history.
Eight years of hard work by thousands of Americans came to fruition on July 20, 1969, when Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong stepped out of the lunar module and took "one small step" in the Sea of Tranquility, calling it "a giant leap for mankind."
Six of the missions -- Apollos 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17 -- went on to land on the moon, studying soil mechanics, meteoroids, seismic, heat flow, lunar ranging, magnetic fields and solar wind. Apollos 7 and 9 tested spacecraft in Earth orbit; Apollo 10 orbited the moon as the dress rehearsal for the first landing. An oxygen tank explosion forced Apollo 13 to scrub its landing, but the "can-do" problem solving of the crew and mission control turned the mission into a "successful failure."
- We Choose The Moon
We Choose the Moon - This is an Interactive web site recreating the historic Apollo 11 mission in real time. Listen to the live transmissions between the astronauts and Mission Control, follow the mission on Twitter, and view archived Apollo 11 photos...
- Nasa Admits Moon Landing Hoax
NASA today admitted what many historians have long suspected. All of the Apollo Moon landings were hoaxed. "It is true," NASA spokesman John Deveres announced. "All of the lunar footage was shot at a studio in Roswell, New Mexico." Deveres continued,...
- The Top 25 Web Hoaxes And Pranks
Here is a fun article by Steve Bass at Yahoo News. It is titled The Top 25 Web Hoaxes and Pranks. I enjoyed it and many of these are of interest to the history blogosphere. How many non-internet hoaxes from a Millenia or more ago are now the source of...
- Nasa Can't Find Original Tape Of Moon Landing
NASA can't find original tape of moon landing. Reuters is reporting that NASA has lost the original tapes of the first Apollo Moon landing. The news report notes, "The U.S. government has misplaced the original recording of the first moon landing,...
- History Of Manned Space Missions
History of Manned Space Missions. This site is a chronological listings of American and Soviet manned missions from 1961-1993. It includes dates, crew biographies, and mission highlights. While not extensive, there are brief notes on each mission and...