Neil Armstrong

Short Science, January 6, 2013

6 Jan 2013

The frequency and volatility of El Nino, a weather pattern that hammers the tropical Pacific Ocean every five years or so, does not seem linked to climate change, US research shows.

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Talking points

13 Sep 2012

Fed set for big announcement

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Briefs

8 Sep 2012

Strike hits two thirds of Lufthansa's flights

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Neil Armstrong: A giant legend for mankind

27 Aug 2012

There are heroes and then there are those who transcend the accolade. The late Neil Armstrong, the first person to step foot on the moon, was one of that rarest of breeds.

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Neil Armstrong, the first man to land on the moon, dies at 82

27 Aug 2012

US President Barack Obama and astronaut Buzz Aldrin led tributes to the Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, lauding him as a reluctant but true American hero.

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Apollo 11's mission was a 'giant leap for mankind' - and cold war rivalry

27 Aug 2012

At 9.32am on July 16, 1969, a 2,900-tonne Saturn V rocket blasted off from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida carrying the Columbia lunar command module and the dreams of a generation.

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