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Rim shot: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, rounding the Moon in what is referred to as its commissioning orbit, is now undergoing checkouts of its sharp-shooting instruments as they are powered on. Though the highest resolution imaging won't start until LRO drops into a lower orbit, the science team behind the LRO Camera (LROC) plans to begin obtaining photos as early as this weekend [UPDATE: LROC has 
Big book of Apollo: Taschen, the German publisher responsible for the second most expensive book in history (the $12,500, 75 pound, 700 page tribute to Muhammad Ali, "Greatest Of All Time") has announced the details behind its 
Apollo almond and moon rocks mousse: Moonwalker Charlie Duke, commenting on the lunar dust-rich atmosphere inside Apollo 16's lunar module, radioed "It has that taste -- to me, [of] gunpowder -- and the smell of gunpowder, too." Choclatique, a California-based artisanal confection company, imagined tastier -- and more colorful -- moon rocks for their Apollo 11 40th anniversary tribute. Their 
NASA names nine new astronauts: NASA announced the members of its 20th class of astronaut candidates on Monday, following the review of more than 3,500 applications. The 
Mickey Mouse's pin-point lunar landing: The Walt Disney Company had planned to mark the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11 with the release of five limited edition pins under their "Disney Pin Trading" program, but the series was canceled for a "variety of reasons" according to the company's website. The pins, which would have been limited to 2,000 pieces each had they been released, would have featured Disney characters, including Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Stitch, in scenes from the first manned lunar landing. The 
Twenty-one small steps: Italian pen maker Omas is commemorating Apollo 11's 40th anniversary with "
"Monday note" management: Every week that rocket pioneer Wernher von Braun led the Marshall Space Flight Center as its first director, his 35 division and project leaders would prepare for him a one-page summary report of their work. These 35 pages would arrive on von Braun's desk each Friday and usually would be returned with his comments by Tuesday morning. These "Monday notes" documented everything from the details behind the development of the Saturn V rocket to the management of the space center within the larger context of NASA and the nation. Forty years later, many historians consider the notes as a rich source of data, so 
Re-covering Lunar Module-2: Visitors to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum this week caught view of a rare sight: an Apollo lunar module undergoing a facelift. Lunar Module-2 (LM-2), which never flew but was one of the original dozen spacecraft built for the lunar landing program, has been on display as part of the national collection since 1970. In preparation for next month's 40th anniversary of Apollo 11, curators consulted with LM restoration expert Paul Fjeld to remove LM-2's aging 
Patch preview | Soyuz TMA-16: When the Soyuz TMA-16 crew -- including Russian cosmonaut Maxim Surayev, U.S. astronaut Jeffrey Williams and Canadian spaceflight participant Guy Laliberte -- launches to the International Space Station this September, their pressure suits will be decorated with a 
Moonwalker, author, and rap artist: "All you need is the rocket experience..." Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 moonwalker, "relates" in his first rap, recorded for the site Funny or Die as an mp3 now for sale on iTunes and behind-the-scenes in a video with Snoop Dogg and Talib Kweli. "I've been there, now I say it's your turn." Timed to coincide with the release of his new memoir "Magnificent Desolation", "
Disarming Pad 39B: The bridge over which 53 astronaut crews crossed from Pad 39B's gantry into the space shuttle came down on Saturday to make way for the lift-off of Ares I-X, the first test of NASA's next generation launch vehicle. The 65 foot long 
Two to the Moon! NASA's first mission to return the Moon in more than a decade, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and the Lunar CRater Observing and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) launched on an Atlas V rocket at 
Shortest spacewalks: Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka and U.S. astronaut Mike Barratt tied a 44 year old record on June 10 for the 
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