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INFOGRAPHIC: Apollo 11 By The Numbers
Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin launched from Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969 with a mission to land on the moon.
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The Future Of Space: Private-Public Partnerships Eye Next Moon Landing
(CBS) – The Apollo program, which first took man to the moon, took a tremendous amount of resources – more than 400,000 people and $25.4 billion. In today’s dollars that is roughly $180 billion. “At...
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Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Special To Air On CBS
The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 will be honored with a brand new special coming to CBS.
View ArticleYou Can Help The 2020 Mars Rover
(CBS13) — NASA is asking for your help naming its next Mars Rover. The agency originally received 28,000 pitches from students around the county, and volunteer judges whittled that down to nine final...
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NASA Is Now Accepting Applications For New Astronauts
(CNN) — The moment is finally here. NASA is now accepting applications for aspiring astronauts. NASA wants to send another man and the first woman to the moon by 2024. This next class of astronauts,...
View ArticleUC Davis Graduate Lands Job With NASA, Hopes To Inspire During Time Of...
LIVE OAK (CBS13) – When Felipe Valdez’s family told him to shoot for the stars, he went big and did just that. Born in Yuba City, he moved to Mexico as an infant where he grew up in poverty with a...
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NASA Says An Asteroid Is Headed Our Way Right Before Election Day
(CNN) — Well, 2020 keeps getting better all the time. Amid a pandemic, civil unrest and a divisive US election season, we now have an asteroid zooming toward us. On the day before the presidential...
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Modesto High School Students Build Recycling Tool That Could Be Sent To Outer...
MODESTO (CBS13) — They call themselves the “Quaranteens” and their talents are out of this world. A group of Modesto teenagers used COVID-19 downtime to build a tool that might end up on the...
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The ‘Mighty Mice’ That Went To Space Could Help Protect Astronauts’ Muscles...
(CNN) — Genetically enhanced “mighty mice” that were part of a heath experiment on the International Space Station have shown that blocking a molecular signaling pathway can protect against muscle and...
View ArticleNASA Expert: Space Object Thought To Be Asteroid Or Mini Moon Is An Old Rocket
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The jig may be up for an “asteroid” that’s expected to get nabbed by Earth’s gravity and become a mini moon next month. Instead of a cosmic rock, the newly discovered object...
View ArticleRancho Cordova’s Aerojet Rocketdyne Plays Big Role In Perseverance Rover Mission
RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) — The successful landing of NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover could not have happened without help from rocket scientists in Sacramento. Aerojet Rocketdyne in Rancho Cordova has...
View Article‘Wish It Wasn’t My Only Time’: Natomas Teacher Soars Into Stratosphere On...
NATOMAS (CBS13) – A Natomas teacher aimed for the stars and you can say she made it. Domina Stamas got to soar into the stratosphere on a NASA mission. It’s a rare opportunity, with only 28 high school...
View ArticleNASA Astronaut From Stockton Says Virgin Galactic Voyage Brings New Normal...
STOCKTON (CBS13) – Stockton native and NASA astronaut Jose Hernandez is all in for the new era in space flight. After Virgin Galactic’s successful first voyage to the edge of space Sunday, Hernandez...
View ArticleEarth-Monitoring Landsat 9 Satellite Launches From Central California
LOMPOC (AP) – The latest in a series of U.S. satellites that has recorded human and natural impacts on Earth’s surface for decades was launched into orbit from California on Monday to ensure continued...
View Article430-Foot Asteroid Expected To Pass By Earth On Monday
According to NASA, a 430-foot asteroid dubbed 1994 WR12 is expected to smash through Earth’s orbital path Monday. On November 28, 1994, American astronomer Carolyn S. Shoemaker spotted the enormous...
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Large Asteroid Expected To Make Its Closest Pass By Earth On January 18
(CBS13/CBS News/CNN) — An asteroid estimated to be 6/10 of a mile wide will fly by Earth on January 18. It will pass within 1.2 million miles of our planet, moving at 47,344 miles per hour, according...
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Expected Collision Of Rocket Part With Moon To Take Place Imminently
(CNN) — A rocket part that’s been careering around space for years is set to collide with the moon on Friday, and it will be the first time a chunk of space junk has unintentionally slammed into the...
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A Brand New Meteor Shower Could Dazzle The Night Sky Monday
(CNN) — Earth is expected to pass through the debris trail of a broken comet on Monday night and early Tuesday morning. It could result in a brand new meteor shower. Night skywatchers in North America...
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First Color Image From The James Webb Space Telescope Provides ‘Deepest’ Look...
(CNN) — The first glimpse of how the James Webb Space Telescope will change the way people see the universe has arrived. President Joe Biden has released one of Webb’s first images, and it’s the...
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NASA’s Webb Telescope Captures Stunning New Image Of Stephan’s Quintet,...
(CNN) — A stellar nursery where stars are born, interactions between galaxies and a unique view of an exoplanet are just some of the new cosmic images are being shared Tuesday. After decades of...
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