Wide Angle: The Moon Landings

• Interview with Buzz Aldrin: Should We Return To The Moon?
  Irene Klotz discusses the Apollo 11 landing with the second man on the moon. What are his opinions about NASA's plans for a return trip?
  
  
• Opinion: One Small Step: Why Step Back?
  We did it 40 years ago, what's the point in retracing our steps when we could just mount a manned mission to Mars? Ian O'Neill discusses the pros and cons about NASA's future exploration plans. Including results from the Discovery Space reader poll.
  
  
• Opinion: Flagstaff Goes To The Moon (Lowell Observatory)
  Discovery Space partner, the world famous Lowell Observatory, was deeply involved in preparations for the historic Apollo 11 mission 40 years ago. Kevin Schindler, Outreach Manager at Lowell, shares the history of Lowell's contribution toward NASA's greatest achievement.
  
  
• Opinion: Do We Still Have the Right Stuff? (Cosmic Ray)
  Ray Villard reflects on what it really used to take to be a pioneering astronaut of the Apollo era. Is modern society too risk adverse to push the manned spaceflight barrier any further?
  
  
NEWS

• Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11
  On July 20, it's the 40th anniversary of first manned moon landing.
  
  
• NASA Has Plan B to Launch U.S. to Moon
  NASA has a backup plan to launch crew and cargo to the moon, reduce the gap between shuttle retirement and a replacement ship's debut, and save taxpayers billions of dollars.
  
  
• Flying to the Moon: A Dead End?
  NASA will offer reporters an unprecedented chance to conduct interviews with scientists inside the lab that stores moon rocks Apollo astronauts collected during their six missions on July 2.
  
  
VIDEOS

• Moon Missions 40th Anniversary
  The highlights from Apollo 11 archive footage and some of our favorite moments of astronauts exploring the moon.
  
  
• When We Left Earth
  A huge playlist of incredible NASA archival footage from the Discovery Channel documentary series "When We Left Earth."
  
  
SLIDE SHOWS

• Apollo Landing Sites Imaged By LRO (Discovery News)
  The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured the first in-orbit pictures of the Apollo landing sites. Higher resolution pictures are pending, but even in these versions you can see the 40 year old trails of footprints in the regolith!
  
  
• 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11 (Discovery News)
  Discovery News compiles some superb images of the run-up to the first ever lunar landing: Apollo 11.
  
  
• Things You Didn't Know About Apollo (HowStuffWorks)
  Did you know the Apollo 17 astronauts had to fix their lunar buggy with duct tape? Or that the Saturn V carrying Apollo 12 was struck by lightning 37 seconds after lift off? We investigate the little-known facts about the Apollo missions.
  
  
• Top Ten Moon Mysteries (HowStuffWorks)
  It may be our natural satellite, easily observable in the night sky, but the moon still hides many secrets. Explore the lunar surface with us as we investigate some of the moon's best kept secrets.
  
  
• Lunar StarTales (Lowell Observatory)
  Discovery Space partner Lowell Observatory has assembled some unique lunar StarTales to celebrate 40 years after Apollo 11...
  
  
FEATURE ARTICLES

• Mining the Moon (IEEE Spectrum)
  We are told that one of the key reasons to set up a lunar base is to mine the moon for its abundance of natural resources, but is this realistic? In some ways yes, but there's a lot of economics and politics to wade through first.
  
  
• The End Of The Cult Of The Astronaut (IEEE Spectrum)
  Many in-space activities could be automated, negating the need for a human presence. However, taking astronauts out of the space exploration loop is as attractive as it is unpalatable. Is the astronaut surplus to requirements?
  
  

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