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L.A. County supervisors to name Buzz Aldrin 'honorary consul general to the moon'
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors is heading for the final frontier: Space. At the behest of Supervisor Mike Antonovich, the board is appointing Gemini 12 and Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin as its very own "Honorary Consul General to the Moon from Los Angeles County." Aldrin was the second man to step on the moon in July 1969.
Buzz Aldrin to be given honorary county position
Buzz Aldrin, an astronaut on the first mission to land on the Moon, will be recognized Tuesday by the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors to honor the contribution of veterans to the country's space program.
Piece of historic spacecraft up for grabs
A piece of Apollo 11 is expected to fetch a high price at auction, the scrap of Kapton Foil would have helped protect the command module as it re-entered Earth's atmosphere on the return journey from the moon.
Apollo 11 fragment up for sale
A piece of the first spacecraft to land on the moon is expected to fetch up to A 1,200 at auction in Wiltshire.
'Star Trek' actors join astronaut weekend
Actors from "Star Trek: The Next Generation" join star astronauts this weekend at Kennedy Space Center for the Astronaut Autograph and Memorabilia Show.
'The Magician' by Michael Scott appears to have cast a spell on Neil Tyler, 11, who was among those attending the Texas Book Festival on Saturday.
Three Major Advances in Technology that Have Changed Our Lives
The last fifty years have made enormous advances in technology that have changed the style we live as a human race.
The state versus the final frontier
The state versus the final frontier Source: Center for a Stateless Society Author: Thomas L. Knapp Posted on 10.25.09 by Thomas L. Knapp "On July 21st, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong became the first human beings to land on the moon.
Editor's note: Buzz Aldrin, whose new book is "Magnificent Desolation," was one of the two American astronauts who were the first people to set foot on the moon.
Experts think humans could go to Mars, but there's a catch
A blue-ribbon panel on human spaceflight recently declared Mars to be NASA's ultimate objective, but admitted humans aren't going there any time soon.
Veteran astronauts tout commercial space
About a dozen veteran astronauts stood behind the commercial space industry on Friday, noting in a letter published in the Wall Street Journal that American rocket companies are "fully capable of safely handling the critical task of low-Earth-orbit human transportation." The endorsement , which included the signature of Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz ...
Nashville book fest joins a boy and his hero, Buzz Aldrin
James "Jay" McWilliams II couldn't wait to see one of his nonfictional space heroes - Buzz Aldrin - Saturday at the Southern Festival of Books.
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I've got a growing number of space images on the new Avery Binders over at Zazzle.
White House to Throw Star Party Wednesday
This is a small version of a massive Gigapan photo of U.S. President Barack Obama's Inauguration on Jan.
NASA to honor JFK with moon rock
Tourists get a chance to touch a piece of a Moon Rock at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum's "Apollo to the Moon" exhibit on July 20, 2009 in Washington, DC.
Actor and storyteller Steve Anderson portrays Edgar Allan Poe for a dramatic reading of a A"The Raven.a A This is the 200th anniversary year of Poea a s birth Baltimore Book Festival caters to a well-read crowd The Baltimore Book Festival 2009 had plenty of star power Sept.
History textbook tells pupils USA first landed on moon in 1979
An official history textbook used by thousands of GCSE pupils contains embarrassing errors, including the assertion that the United States won the race to the moon in 1979.
The speech Safire wrote for Nixon if Apollo 11 astronauts were stranded on the moon.
Columnist and conservative speechwriter William Safire died yesterday at age 79.
Richland College to host fundraiser to renovate planetarium
Richland College , a college of the Dallas County Community College District, will host a fundraising event on Fri., Oct.
Chris Gardner To Appear At Baltimore Book Festival
Chris Gardner, whose struggles as a homeless single parent and rags-to-riches journey were told in the "The Pursuit of Happyness," is scheduled to appear at Baltimore's Book Festival on Saturday.
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