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This third season has the Red Planet in its crosshairs as we leap forward in the show's alt-history timeline

Scientists for the first time have grown plants in soil from the moon collected by NASA’s Apollo astronauts.

Texas political leaders usually settle for caution. The big stuff is risky, but it’s also possible — and even inspiring — to see leaders ignoring the small stuff and aiming higher.

Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin is turning 92 on Thursday.

They both carved out sterling reputations as military and political leaders over years of public service.

Kami Ernst, an ordained minister, just finished a wedding when her husband, 1st Sgt. James Ernst came home after a year-long deployment to surprise her.

New Jersey will honor nine of its most illustrious citizens by slapping their names on rest stops along the turnpike. Scott Simon muses over what becomes a legend most.

When Blue Origin launches people into space for the first time, founder Jeff Bezos will be on board.

A new podcast series revisits how broadcast journalists covered some of the biggest stories, and tells some fascinating behind-the-scenes details.

Two billionaires are putting everything on the line to ride their own rockets into space.

Two billionaires are putting everything on the line to ride their own rockets into space.

The price to rocket into space next month with Jeff Bezos and his brother is a cool $28 million.

Jeff Bezos will blast into space next month on Blue Origin's first flight with a crew, becoming the first person in the world to ride his own rocket.

The order directs NASA to lead further space exploration programs to the moon and eventually Mars

Sixty years after Alan Shepard became the first American in space, everyday people are on the verge of following in his cosmic footsteps.

Michael Collins stayed in orbit as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon in 1969.

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who piloted the ship from which Neil Armstrong and...

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins has died at age 90.

Isaacman also revealed some details about his Inspiration4 mission, as the four gathered Tuesday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Their SpaceX Dragon capsule — currently parked at the International Space Station for NASA — will launch no earlier than mid-September, aiming for an altitude of 335 miles (540 kilometers). That’s 75 miles (120 kilometers) higher than the International Space Station and on a level with the Hubble Space Telescope. AdThe capsule will be outfitted with a domed window in place of the usual space station docking mechanism for their trip. The St. Jude physician assistant was treated there as a child for bone cancer.

Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin stands on the lunar surface during the first moon landing in 1969. 1967: NASA's Lunar Orbiter missions completed photographic mapping of the moon. 2008: India's Chandrayaan 1 moon orbiter launched. 2009: NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter launched along with the LCROSS probe which crashed into the moon, revealing water ice. 2013: NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) investigated the lunar atmosphere and dust.

This Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 photo provided by NASA shows the Perseverance rover lowered towards the surface of Mars during its powered descent. (NASA via AP)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The world got its first close-up look at a Mars landing on Friday, as NASA released a stunning picture of its newest rover being lowered onto the dusty red surface. NASA equipped the spacecraft with a record 25 cameras and two microphones, many of which were turned on during Thursday’s descent. It's the ninth time that NASA has successfully landed on Mars __ and the fifth rover. As it did with 2012's Curiosity rover — still roaming 2,300 miles (3,750 kilometers) away — NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter photographed Perseverance descending beneath its massive parachute.

Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, seen here in a 2019 Veteran's Day parade in New York City, has received his first vaccination shot for COVID-19. Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who landed on the moon over 51 years ago, received his first COVID-19 vaccine Monday (Jan. 18), just before his 91st birthday on Jan. 20. "Received my first Covid-19 vaccine today, a couple of days prior to my 91st birthday," Aldrin tweeted Monday afternoon. Related: Coronavirus outbreak: Live UpdatesReceived my first Covid-19 vaccine today, a couple of days prior to my 91st birthday. Special thanks go to two outstanding patriots, Vlad Ghenciu Esq and Brian M Cronin, for their invaluable assistance, and to my organization, Buzz Aldrin Ventures LLC for permanent support.

The Force is strong will all the Baby Yoda gifts available this year. Baby Yoda Funko Pop! Star Wars: Baby Yoda deals Reduced Price Funko Pop! Star Wars: Escape from Death Star(Image credit: Hasbro)Old-school Star Wars fans will love this retro Escape From Death Star game, including a retro collection Grand Moff Tarkin action figure. Baby Yoda Chia Pet(Image credit: Joseph Enterprise)Even plant-lovers can get in on the Baby Yoda craze this holiday season.

People have brought some interesting things to the moon in the decades of space exploration. Aldrin brought a chalice, bread and wine to take communion. Now, in preparation for people returning to the moon in 2024 as part of the Artemis program, NASA wants to know what you would take to the moon with the hashtag #NASAMoonKit. Astronauts headed to the International Space Station are only allowed a 5-by-8-by-2-inch volume of space each for personal items. Share your kit on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook with the hashtag #NASAMoonKit, and NASA could show it off on their social media accounts.

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 25: Buzz Aldrin throws out a ceremonial pitch prior to Game Three of the 2019 World Series between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on October 25, 2019 in Washington, DC. No matter if there was a dig, an astronaut's pitch was great luck for the Astros of Space City! #TakeItBackWith a 2-0 lead, the Washington Nationals are playing their first home game of the World Series against the Houston Astros at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. Friday night, two former Nationals players, Chad Cordero and Brian Schneider, threw first pitches, but before either came out, NASA astronaut Col. Buzz Aldrin took the mound. #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/2E4WQoYrGT Buzz Aldrin (@TheRealBuzz) October 26, 2019Either way, we will always love Aldrin and respect everything he's achieved for this country and for mankind.

The "Meet the Legends" exhibit at Madame Tussauds in D.C. features relaunched sculptures of Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong as well as a lunar module where guests can pose to take photos with the astronauts. Now, the astronauts involved in the mission are getting a permanent photo-op thanks to Madame Tussauds newest additions to its attraction in the US capital. In conversation with Madame Tussauds' General Manager Therese Alvich, Stern explained just how significant the moon landing was for science and technology. "We are about to enter a new age of exploration with the Artemis Project, which will send astronauts to the moon in the 2020s. That will be in preparation for sending astronauts to the surface of Mars in the 2030s and beyond.

Later, the Apollo 14 and 15 missions would also add similar arrays to the surface. This allows researchers to determine the moon's orbit, rotation and its current orientation, which will be needed to land on the moon. Previously it was believed that the moon had a solid core, but data from the arrays has revealed that the core is fluid. Until 1964, there weren't any closeup or detailed photos of the lunar surface. In 1964, Ranger 7 successfully reached the moon and returned 4,316 images of the surface before it collided intentionally with the surface.

Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were able to secure lunar samples from the surface of the moon from the Apollo 11 mission and bring them back to Earth. However, in order to ensure that it was safe to store lunar samples on Earth, scientists had to run a number of tests to make sure contamination was not possible, according to NASA. "We had to prove that we weren't going to contaminate not only human beings, but we weren't going to contaminate fish and birds and animals and plants and you name it," said Charles Berry, head of medical operations during Apollo, in an oral history. "They didn't find any microbial growth on the lunar samples, and they didn't have any microorganisms that they at least initially attributed to any extraterrestrial source or lunar source," said Hayes. It wasn't until after the Apollo 14 mission in 1971 that NASA felt it was safe enough to stop testing on animals and to end the quarantine process for astronauts and lab technicians working with any lunar samples.

WEBSTER, Texas - Fifty years ago, the world was still in celebrating Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's historic walk on the moon. But before the landing, Aldrin took part in a very spiritual celebration by taking communion inside the lunar lander. Five decades later, Webster Presbyterian Church paid tribute to the astronauts the same way it did in 1969. "In this service today, we'll do it like that service then, without a benediction because the service isn't over until Buzz has taken communion," said Helen DeLeon, associate pastor at Webster Presbyterian Church. Anderson led the communion and preached in honor of Aldrin.

We honor these men today, and America will always honor our Apollo astronauts.Armstrong, the first man on the moon, died in 2012 at age 82. Trump instead repeated his interest in a NASA mission that would take astronauts directly to Mars, a vastly more challenging and costly endeavor. Slideshow (15 Images)To get to Mars, you have to land on the moon, they say. Any way of going directly without landing on the moon? Is that a possibility? the Republican president asked Bridenstine during an event in the White House Oval Office.

Fifty years ago today, Apollo 11 went down in history. Nearly 600 million people watched on July 20, 1969, as astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took the first footsteps on the moon.Space Center Houston is marking the iconic anniversary and with an entire day of activities. The "Apollo 11 50th Live" festival features tram tours to Rocket Park and the Apollo Mission Control Center, book signings, a family STEM zone, and much more.ABC13 community journalist Chaz Miller visited Space Center Houston as the celebration kicked off this morning.

To pull it off, the Apollo astronauts and the teams that supported them put in grueling hours of training. Cool'The Apollo 11 crew of Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins traveled 240,000 miles in 76 hours to reach the moon. The Apollo 11 astronauts, meanwhile, had more than 70 food items to choose from. 400,000 people worked on the Apollo 11 missionThe full triumph of Apollo 11 doesn't just belong to the astronauts. Over the years, Apollo Mission Control and its surrounding rooms fell into disrepair.

A moonstruck nation celebrated the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11's "giant leap" by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin at parties, races, ball games and concerts Saturday, toasting with Tang and gobbling MoonPies. At NASA 's Kennedy Space Center, Aldrin showed Vice President Mike Pence the launch pad where he flew to the moon in 1969. And where better to celebrate than Apollo, Pennsylvania located in Armstrong County not far from Moon Township and the town of Mars. "This is what we're here for, to share the American space experience," explained executive director Karan Conklin, who led the toast. The crew deliberately modeled its mission patch after Apollo 11's: no astronaut names included to show the universal nature of space flight.

Apollo 11 tapes sold at auction at Sotheby's for $1.82 million on July 20, 2019, on the 50th anniversary of the lunar landing. Sotheby's said Saturday that NASA videotapes depicting the Apollo 11 lunar landing on this day 50 years ago were sold in New York for $1.82 million. People celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission in other ways across the U.S. on Saturday, including with "Run to the Moon" races and other festivities, the Associated Press reported. Sotheby's, which agreed to be acquired for $3.7 billion last month by a company owned by French billionaire Patrick Drahi, has sold several other items associated with Apollo 11 this month, including pages from the mission's flight plan. WATCH: What's next for NASA on 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landing

Vice President Mike Pence confirmed Saturday the U.S. first will return to the moon, and then Mars, in upcoming space travel. Meeting with Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin on Friday, Mr. Trump grilled NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine about the logistics of getting a man on Mars. "We don't know what we're going to find on Mars, but it certainly is going to be a trip that's very interesting," Mr. Trump said. When Aldrin and another astronaut, Michael Collins, said they believed the trip should be directly to Mars, Mr. Trump seemed to agree. Major Garrett's full interview with Vice President Mike Pence will be available on "The Takeout" podcast on Tuesday, July 23, 2019.

Its been 50 years since Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set foot on the surface of the moon. A half-century later, the moon landing still resonates. Google created a breathtaking portrait of unsung Apollo software pioneer Margaret Hamilton using moonlight reflected on 107,000 solar panel mirrors. AdvertisementIn a Times video series, meet more of the female computers, engineers and scientists who made the moon landing a reality, like Poppy Northcutt, Christine Darden and Sheila Thibeault. The moon landing left a lasting impression on many of those who followed along, regardless of their age, background or where they were living.

Its also the day 50 years ago that the Apollo 11 mission entered the orbit of the moon. If you missed our Apollo 11 anniversary special that aired Wednesday, you can watch it on-demand and get other great content about the mission at Click2Houston.com/Apollo. Read moreThief uses tow truck to steal vehicle outside doctor's office in southeast HoustonKPRC Thief uses a tow truck to steal vehicle outside a doctor's office in southeast Houston. A bold thief stole an SUV out of the parking lot of a doctor's office and the theft was caught on camera. Read moreEverything you need to know about Space Center Houston's Apollo celebration(Photo: Space Center Houston)Space Center Houston is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing with a special event Saturday night.

Its also the day 50 years ago that the Apollo 11 mission entered the orbit of the moon. If you missed our Apollo 11 anniversary special that aired Wednesday, you can watch it on-demand and get other great content about the mission at Click2Houston.com/Apollo. Read moreThief uses tow truck to steal vehicle outside doctor's office in southeast HoustonKPRC Thief uses a tow truck to steal vehicle outside a doctor's office in southeast Houston. A bold thief stole an SUV out of the parking lot of a doctor's office and the theft was caught on camera. Read moreEverything you need to know about Space Center Houston's Apollo celebration(Photo: Space Center Houston)Space Center Houston is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing with a special event Saturday night.

Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin (R) and Michael Collins (L) and Neil Armstrong's son Rick Armstrong (2nd L) join U.S. President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and Vice President Mike Pence as they commemorate the 50th anniversary ofCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins reunited Friday on the eve of the 50th anniversary of humanity's first moon landing. The president asked if astronauts could get to Mars without first going back to the moon. He noted that the Apollo 11 command module and attached lunar module went straight into lunar orbit and even separated and redocked around the moon. The vice president is commemorating Saturday's anniversary at Florida's Kennedy Space Center, visiting the launch pad where Apollo 11 blasted off. NASA televised a two-hour show Friday afternoon remembering Apollo 11 but also looking forward to its future moon plans.

"Aldrin, meanwhile, said he's disappointed with the state of human space exploration the past 10 or 15 years. He noted that the Apollo 11 command module and attached lunar module went straight into lunar orbit and even separated and redocked around the moon. "Aldrin and Armstrong, who died in 2012, landed on the Sea of Tranquility at 4:17 p.m. on July 20, 1969. Postal Service, meanwhile, issued its "1969: First Moon Landing" Forever stamps Friday at Kennedy.NASA televised a two-hour show Friday afternoon remembering Apollo 11 but also looking forward to its future moon plans. "It was the thrill of my life to have him there for the launch," Thomas said.

Its also the day 50 years ago that the Apollo 11 mission entered orbit of the moon. If you missed our Apollo 11 anniversary special that aired Wednesday, you can watch it on-demand and get other great content about the mission at Click2Houston.com/Apollo. Read moreFirefighter treated after fire destroys million-dollar River Oaks homeA firefighter was taken to a hospital Thursday after a blaze swept through a million-dollar home in the River Oaks neighborhood. Read moreMan scales 19-story high-rise to escape fireA man scaled down several floors of the side of a 19-story high-rise building in Philadelphia to escape a fire that injured four residents and three police officers. Read moreFreebie Friday: Apollo anniversary eventsKPRCThe 50th anniversary of the moon landing is Saturday, and there are plenty of events around Space City aimed at marking the historic Apollo 11 mission.

Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins reunited Friday on the eve of the 50th anniversary of humanity's first moon landing. "We're bringing the glamour back" to the space program, Trump said. The vice president is commemorating Saturday's anniversary at Florida's Kennedy Space Center, visiting the launch pad where Apollo 11 blasted off. NASA televised a two-hour show Friday afternoon remembering Apollo 11 but also looking forward to its future moon plans. ___Follow AP's full coverage of the Apollo 11 anniversary at: https://apnews.com/Apollo11moonlanding___The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Department of Science Education.

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin land on the moonPhoto: Credit: NASA This is a detailed view of the back side of Moon in the vicinity of... Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin have landed on the moon! Armstrong and Aldrin began their descent to the moon this morning, after spending four hours making sure the lunar module (Eagle) was ready to go. On the way down, Armstrong and Aldrin described what they saw in vivid detail: enormous craters, huge rocks and gigantic ridges, all largely devoid of color. Alex Stuckeys writes about NASA and science for the Houston Chronicle.

They huddled in front of televisions at home and gathered in auditoriums and schoolrooms as the Apollo 11 astronauts ventured onto another world for the first time. The Apollo 11 landing was during his second week at Camp Watonka in Hawley, Pennsylvania. I had a model of the Apollo 11 rocket, the lunar module, and the Star Trek Enterprise on my desk. I still have my scrapbook of newspaper clippings starting one week before blast off until the day the astronauts came out of quarantine on the Apollo 11 mission. ___Follow AP's full coverage of the Apollo 11 anniversary at: https://apnews.com/Apollo11moonlanding___The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Department of Science Education.

This entire week, were marking the 50th anniversary of the moon landing with special coverage at Click2Houston.com/Apollo. Apollo special coverageSpecial coverage of Apollo 11 50th anniversaryKPRC2 is proud to bring you the stories of the Apollo 11 mission. 2 killed in shootout with Brazoria County deputyTwo people were killed Tuesday during a shootout with a deputy in Brazoria County, according to authorities. Read moreBody found behind motelKPRC Police cruisers block the parking lot of a motel in southeast Houston after a body was found July 16, 2019. Man's body found behind southeast Houston motelDetectives are investigating the discovery of a man's body Tuesday behind a southeast Houston motel.

This entire week, were marking the 50th anniversary of the moon landing with special coverage at Click2Houston.com/Apollo. Apollo special coverageSpecial coverage of Apollo 11 50th anniversaryKPRC2 is proud to bring you the stories of the Apollo 11 mission. 2 killed in shootout with Brazoria County deputyTwo people were killed Tuesday during a shootout with a deputy in Brazoria County, according to authorities. Read moreBody found behind motelKPRC Police cruisers block the parking lot of a motel in southeast Houston after a body was found July 16, 2019. Man's body found behind southeast Houston motelDetectives are investigating the discovery of a man's body Tuesday behind a southeast Houston motel.

HOUSTON - Families headed to the Space Center Houston on Tuesday to mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch. It was July 16, 1969, when Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins were shot into space aboard a Saturn V rocket to begin the four-day trip to the moon. George Cook, of Houston, took his teenage sons to Rocket Park to let them see a Saturn V for themselves. SPECIAL COVERAGE: Apollo 11, 50 years laterIts really important to be here, to show your kids where it started, Cook said. Tuesday kicks off eight days of events and celebrations at the Space Center, marking the launch, the landing and the return of Apollo 11.

"Apollo 11 ... was serious business. Another spectator, Karin Wise, of Jonesboro, Georgia, was 19 during Apollo 11 and recalled being glued to TV coverage. Back at Kennedy, NASA televised original launch video of Apollo 11, timed down to the second. The crowd also included members of NASA's next moon management team, including Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, launch director for the still-in-development Space Launch System moon rocket. The lone female launch controller for Apollo 11, JoAnn Morgan, enjoyed seeing the much updated- firing room.

Neil Armstrong. Died in 2012. Harrison "Jack" SchmittDuring the Apollo space program, 12 men walked on the moon from 1969 to 1972. Neil Armstrong was the first and Gene Cernan was the last to leave the lunar surface. Eight have died.The moonwalkers were:

HOUSTON - Gene Kranz: Legendary former NASA flight directorIt was July, 20 1969, when Apollo 11s lunar lander Eagle touched down on the surface of the moon. Kranz is the special guest on this weeks "Houston Newsmakers with Khambrel Marshall" and says immediately after the moon landing he was focused on go" or "no go decisions about how safe it was to stay on the moons surface. Its all of a sudden were together as a team and you want to sit down and say, 'God we were good!' Houston Newsmakers with Former NASA Flight Director Gene Kranz airs at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. More Information: Gene Kranz, Former NASA Flight Director (D) 7th Congressional District https://www.nasa.gov/ https://www.nasa.gov/apollo50 Twitter: @NASA Instagram: @NASACopyright 2019 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.

Astronauts studied moon mapping at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff where Pluto was discovered and peered at their eventual destination through telescopes at various northern Arizona sites. The region's role in moon missions is credited to former Geological Survey scientist Gene Shoemaker, who moved the agency's astrogeology branch to Flagstaff in 1963. Harrison "Jack" Schmitt was the only Apollo astronaut who didn't train at the national park. The eventual lunar rover used in three Apollo missions famously got a broken fender on a 1972 mission to the moon. He and John Young, who were on Apollo 16, named a moon crater "Flag Crater."

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Fifty years ago, Apollo 11 successfully landed on the moon, marking a historic moment for NASA and Houston.As we celebrate the anniversary, the space agency is releasing never before seen footage of the training Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins went through ahead of the legendary mission.In the video above, you can watch video of the crew flying in the lunar lander while on earth, as well as the trio flying onboard the "vomit comet."

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and astronaut Buzz Aldrin talk to “Face the Nation” host John Dickerson about their shared passion for space exploration, the government’s goals for Mars and more

The latest on the 2016 campaign trail, Hillary Clinton's emails, and the European migrant crisis with Republican presidential Carly Fiorina, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Buzz Aldrin, and others.

Buzz Aldrin, the second man to land on the moon, describes the riskiest thing he ever did -- and it’s not landing on the moon. He says it was being in combat in Korea.

The latest on the 2016 campaign trail, Hillary Clinton’s emails, and the European migrant crisis with Republican presidential Carly Fiorina, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Buzz Aldrin, and others.

Buzz Aldrin recalls how he ended up on a mission to the moon Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, speaking at an event honoring Neil Armstrong, described how he wound up on the first mission to the moon. Aldrin and others were celebrating the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the moon.

Listen: It's not 1969, and the moon landing did not just happenWe're sorry, folks. It's not July 21, 1969 and Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin did not just take their first steps on the moon. Then came Skylab, the country's first space station. And then, of course, there's the International Space Station, which has been flying in low earth orbit since 1998. That's part of what I plan to talk to you guys about on my new podcast, "Space Junk."