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Geotimes November 2006 Kathryn Hansen	Moon Tapes Still Missing As NASA officials continue to search for missing Apollo 11 moon landing tapes, the search has turned up some interesting leads, including some lunar data found on the other side of the globe.
Popular Mechanics May 28, 2009	Apollo 11 Radio: Sound Bites From the Voice of America Sessions When Rhett Turner's voice broadcast went out from a Houston studio in July 1969, describing in clear, deliberate language the events of Apollo 11, it was heard over shortwave radio by people in dozens of countries around the world
Chemistry World August 2009 Richard Corfield	One giant leap NASA's Apollo missions answered many questions about the Moon - and as NASA unveils plans to return, lunar chemistry will again play a prominent role
Popular Mechanics May 19, 2009 Lindsey Pinkerton	Further Reading: Apollo 11 in Books for Adults and Children Thirty-two options to satisfy your mind and imagination's space lust.
Popular Mechanics May 26, 2009 Joe P. Hasler	Is America's Space Administration Over-the-Hill? Next-Gen NASA Forty years ago most of NASA's employees were fresh out of college. Today, less than 20 percent are under the age of 40. As the baby boomers retire, who will get astronauts back to the lunar surface?
Wired May 2003 Tom McNichol	The Race Back to the Moon Astropreneurs are counting down for a return to Apollo country. The first small step: a satellite atlas of the lunar surface. The next giant leap: ice mining, helium farming, and a launchpad to the solar system.
AskMen.com Michael A. Lubarsky	OMEGA Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch If you love space as much as you love watches, you'll definitely want to attain the OMEGA Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch Apollo 11 "40th Anniversary" Limited Edition.
Geotimes July 2006 Kathryn Hansen	Jetting Through Space President Bush announced on Jan. 4, 2004, his vision to return humans to the moon, Mars and beyond. Without the Cold War era impetus, however, NASA is searching for new ways to motivate development of innovative new vehicles to fly humans to the moon.
Popular Mechanics June 2009 Joe P. Hasler	17 Steps to the Moon and Back: Anatomy of a Moonshot Here are the critical events that had to go right with the Apollo 11 launch, and what would have happened had they gone wrong.
Popular Mechanics June 2009	Landing on the Moon: Apollo 11, The Untold Story The ascent and descent team from Apollo 10 share their story as the Eagle prepares to undock from the moon.
IEEE Spectrum June 2009 David A. Mindell	The End Of The Cult Of The Astronaut How do you justify human spaceflight?
IEEE Spectrum June 2009 William Sweet	Do We Need to Go to the Moon to Get to Mars? Returning to the moon is not all that technically challenging. What's challenging is to make it an international effort that puts behind past grievances and sets the stage for a truly challenging international mission to Mars.
BusinessWeek August 22, 2005 Hardy Green	After The Moon -- What? It may exaggerate the difficulties they had in readjusting to life on Earth, but Andrew Smith's "Moondust" is a spellbinding tale of what has befallen the Apollo astronauts since they walked the moon. It's fascinating for its historical detail, engaging writing, and wistful meditation on space travel.
Popular Mechanics March 2007 David Noland	Mission to the Moon: How We'll Go Back -- and Stay This Time From ensuring a safe launch to getting the vehicle back on the ground, here's an inside look at some of the toughest challenges NASA's engineers are now confronting with the new Orion shuttle.
Popular Mechanics August 2009 Aldrin & Noland	Buzz Aldrin to NASA: U.S. Space Policy Is on the Wrong Track This May, the Obama administration announced it would appoint an independent council of aerospace experts to review NASA's human spaceflight objectives.
Popular Mechanics December 23, 2008 Andrew Moseman	NASA'S Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Is Ready for Its April Launch, but Will It Help the U.S. Return to the Moon? The orbiter is more than just another satellite looking at moon rocks -- this mission is one of the first steps in NASA's mission to return humans to the moon, and use the moon as a springboard to reach beyond.
Geotimes July 2005 Kathryn Hansen	Discovery Returns to Flight The space shuttle Discovery and its seven member crew lifted off, successfully returning NASA to flight after a two-and-a-half-year hiatus. The launch follows a 13-day delay after a faulty fuel sensor halted the first launch attempt during countdown.
Popular Mechanics April 2003 Paul Eisenstein	Biggest Engine Ever Built It was the largest, most powerful rocket ever built and, having served as the launch platform for the Apollo manned moon mission, probably qualifies as the most famous rocket as well.
Popular Mechanics March 2007 David Noland	Moon Man: Buzz Aldrin's Advice on NASA's Orion Mission Buzz Aldrin offers his thoughts on the next mission to the moon.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2005 John Rhea	Money for space Space exploration is becoming politically fashionable again, and advanced technology firms would be well advised to get on board while the getting is good.
Popular Mechanics October 2004 Harrison H. Schmitt	Mining The Moon An Apollo astronaut argues that with its vast stores of nonpolluting nuclear fuel, our lunar neighbor holds the key to Earth's future.
Geotimes January 2005	Astronaut Geology Field Training The field trips in preparation for moon landings were designed as instruction about the specific landing site. We went to places that we thought would show geologic features and problems similar to those they would encounter on the moon, such as impact craters and volcanic areas.
Scientific American July 2009	John Rennie Recollects the Moon Landing Our editor in chief looks back on the Apollo 11 mission as well as his years with Scientific American
Fast Company December 1, 2007 Charles Fishman	To The Moon! (In a Minivan) How NASA and Lockheed Martin are building a successor to the Space Shuttle - using off-the-shelf technology and plain old pragmatism.
Wired December 2004 James Cameron	The Next Giant Leap Buzz Aldrin talks about his walk on the moon and the next step in manned space exploration.
Popular Mechanics June 2007 Ian Christe	The Next Threat to Astronauts: Moon Dust NASA's plans for colonizing the moon by 2024 have hit a problem. Dust particles discovered by the Apollo crew can make their way into moonwalkers' lungs.
Wired September 2005 Spencer Reiss	One Giant Leap Tom Hanks takes Imax to the moon in his latest production Walking on the Moon 3D.
Popular Mechanics September 2007 Thomas D. Jones	The Lunar Base: How to Settle the Moon (and Pay for Sleepovers) A four-time Space Shuttle astronaut explains what life will be like on NASA's four-man outpost come 2020, when the anti-Apollo mission will cast off aboard a new rocket and send explorers to hazardous territory.
Popular Mechanics October 12, 2009 Erik Sofge	8 Experts Weigh in on the Future of Human Spaceflight It's now up to NASA to consider the findings, and offer specific recommendations to the Obama administration.
Popular Mechanics January 23, 2008 Joe Pappalardo	Dissent Grows as Scientists Oppose NASA's New Moon Mission NASA's current plan for manned space exploration is getting dissension from planetary scientists and astronauts.
Popular Mechanics September 2008 Michael Milstein	Inside NASA's Plan to Bomb the Moon and Find Water Water is a key ingredient in the agency's plans to establishing a permanent outpost there because it can be broken down into oxygen for lunar bases and fuel for rockets.
Popular Mechanics August 27, 2008 Erin McCarthy	MythBusters Tackle Moon Conspiracies: Behind the Scenes Ever since man went to the moon -- and still today as America plans to go back (via DIY, NASA or the next president) -- there have been those who said we never actually made it there in the first place.
Popular Mechanics June 17, 2009 Joe P. Hasler	Do We Really Need Another Satellite Orbiting the Moon? It is a tale of two satellites, a shared destination, and two very different missions.
Geotimes December 2005	Highlights 2005 -- Space Rovers still trucking... New "planetary" neighbors... Back to space...
Geotimes September 2003 Fred Schwab	Manned Space Exploration: Should We Give it Up? Do the risks of sending humans into space justify the ends? Is it time to de-emphasize "astronaut science," and to concentrate instead on unmanned missions into space
IEEE Spectrum June 2009 Guterl & Heger	Mars Is Hard Fifty years ago, space experts thought we'd be there by now. Here's why we're not
Geotimes February 2004 David Applegate	Grand Plan for Another World NASA's new mission to the Moon and Mars could have significant implications for its mission here on Earth.
Salon.com September 1, 2000 David Lazarus	"Apollo 13" The movie is a suspenseful account of a real-life near-disaster; plus a legendary astronaut tells what it's like to be (almost) lost in space.
IEEE Spectrum June 2009 Joshua J. Romero	Mars For The Rest Of Us Better cameras, greater bandwidth, and bigger displays put Mars within reach of armchair explorers and by maximizing what can be done from the ground NASA can make Mars exploration politically sustainable and financially worthwhile.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2007 John McHale	Manned Space Missions, International Space Station, Get Increases in 2008 NASA Budget Request Officials at NASA are looking for increased funding for the International Space Station, manned space systems and other programs that fulfill President Bush's goal of reaching the Moon by the end of the decade.
Popular Mechanics February 8, 2010 Rand Simberg	The New NASA: A Path To Anywhere, And Everywhere The author believes that NASA's new path, outlined by the president's budget, holds promise of real progress.
Wired December 2004 Andrew Chaikin	Man vs. Machine Today, decades after the final Apollo mission, we still haven't sent a human back to the moon - or beyond it.
BusinessWeek October 28, 2010 Paul M. Barrett	NASA: Lost in Space After 30 years, the Shuttle program will end. How do you outsource the astronaut business?
IEEE Spectrum June 2009 Jamieson & Norberg	The Mars Challenge Human exploration of the red planet will inspire new generations of engineers
Popular Mechanics September 9, 2009 Joe Pappalardo	5 Ways the Augustine Commission's Report States the Obvious A group of respected aerospace experts spent the entire summer coming up with plans for the future of NASA, and the advice is far from shocking.
InternetNews December 19, 2006 David Needle	Google Reaches Far Out For Users Google announced it signed a Space Act agreement with NASA Ames Research Center.
Geotimes November 2004 Joseph Richard Gutheinz	In Search of the Goodwill Moon Rocks: A Personal Account This senior special agent with NASA's Office of Inspector General was to locate and stop the predators who feed on the elderly by selling them bogus moon rocks, often for the victim's life savings.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2005 John Rhea	The $10 billion NASA market NASA's budget for fiscal year 2006 envisions spending $10 billion for new competitive opportunities with industry, academia, and the agency's own field centers -- with the big-ticket item being the President's plan for returning humans to the Moon and exploring the planets.
IEEE Spectrum June 2009 James Oberg	Could China Get to Mars First? Maybe -- if it adopts a less top-down approach
Scientific American March 13, 2005 Mark Alpert	Lunar Science NASA's plan to establish a permanent lunar base and use the program's technology to prepare a human mission to Mars hinges on a risky prediction: that astronauts will find water ice in a permanently shadowed crater basin at one of the moon's poles.