Nasa moon articles
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How the Bulova Lunar Pilot Accidentally Landed on the Moon
A little over fifty years ago, Bulova became the only watch brand to accidentally land on the moon. The Apollo 15 mission of 1971, NASA’s fourth trip to the lunar surface, didn’t have the same cultural heft as Apollo 11 or the Hollywood-ready story arc of Apollo 13. Apollo 15, however, did make its mark on history in a few important ways: it represented the first time anyone drove a car on the moon (a milestone for EVs and epic road trips); brought back a giant chunk of lunar crust dubbed “The...
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WSU aviation facility to receive NASA funding
Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research will receive more than $10 million from NASA for research on the development of advanced materials for hypersonic aircraft. The funding will enable continued research aimed at developing and
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NASA's Chandra notices the galactic center is venting
Using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have located an exhaust vent attached to a "chimney" of hot gas blowing away from the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Their paper describing these results is published in The Astrophysical Journal.