Moon Landing
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Private lunar lander achieves 1st U.S. touchdown on moon since 1972A private lunar lander circled the moon while aiming for a touchdown Thursday that would put the U.S. back on the surface for the first time since NASA’s famed Apollo moonwalkers.U.S. NewsFeb 22, 2024
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India becomes 1st country to land spacecraft near moon’s south poleThe lunar rover will slide down a flap from the lander within hours or a day and conduct experiments, including an analysis of the mineral composition of the lunar surface.WorldAug 23, 2023
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Canadian Space Agency set to get first female president as space race gains steam'It's a new era,' said president Lisa Campbell on Space X, private partnerships and no rules.CanadaSep 3, 2020
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Transport minister, ex-astronaut Marc Garneau visits Westmount seniors for anniversary of moon landingA group of seniors from the Manoir Westmount residence were taken for an out-of-this-world trip down memory lane by federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau.CanadaJul 21, 2019
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Apollo 11 anniversary inspires next generation of astronautsCanadian astronaut Dave Williams is encouraging kids to "reach for the stars" when it comes to careers in the sciences.CanadaJul 20, 2019
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Edmontonians mark 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landingSome Edmontonians celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing at a perhaps obvious place: the science centre.CanadaJul 20, 2019
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Countdowns, ceremonies and MoonPies: How the U.S. is marking 50 years since the lunar landingAt NASA's Kennedy Space Center, cars were backed up for miles outside the visitor complex at opening time. In Armstrong's hometown of Wapakoneta, Ohio, nearly 2,000 runners competed in "Run to the Moon" races.WorldJul 20, 2019
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Canada’s Footprint: When Apollo astronauts set foot on the moon, Canada’s future astronauts were watchingThe Apollo missions to the moon would inspire many young people to see their future in the stars — including future Canadian astronauts.WorldJul 20, 2019
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Canada’s Footprint: How Canada’s loss of the Avro Arrow was NASA’s gain'One of the worst things to happen to Avro was one of the best things to happen to NASA,' historian Erin Gregory said.CanadaJul 19, 2019
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Canada’s Footprint: How cigarettes, coffee and Canadian engineers helped put men on the moonOn the day JFK promised to put an American on the moon, the U.S. had sent only one astronaut to space, and that was for only 15 minutes.CanadaJul 18, 2019
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