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Saturday 3 December 2022
Michael Collins piloted the orbiting command module as his colleages landed on the Moon.
Today marks 51 years since the launch of Apollo 11.
Collins spoke at length about his experience on the mission and about NASA’s next moon programme.
His children have filed a petition saying he is suffering from memory loss and delusions.
A lawyer bought the bag for less than $1,000.
We would do the same.
It was one small step for man, one giant leap for media coverage.
Armstrong died in 2012 at the age of 82.
These are financially difficult times – but that doesn’t mean we should abandon the big projects that advance human knowledge, writes Aaron McKenna.
The late astronaut spoke to the BBC about his lunar experiences in the months following his return from the Apollo 11 mission.
The US president, and the man who first joined him on the moon, pay tribute to the late astronaut.
From launch to landing: NASA archive images from the first successful manned moon landing mission.
The rocket engines were last seen pushing the Apollo 11 mission into space ahead of its successful moon landing in 1969.
Debts, draw-downs, state assets and lunar rock – all of that, and more, in your weekly numerical wrap-up.
An astronomer tells the BBC that a piece of rock collected by the Apollo 11 astronauts is sitting in a dump in North Dublin.
THE FIRST TEXT message was sent by engineer Neil Papworth on 3 December 1992, 30 years ago today, and read simply “Merry Christmas”.
Despite a wide range of other communications platforms now being available, including apps such as WhatsApp, and a range of social media platforms, SMS text messages still play a big role in the daily lives of many.
So, today we want to know… Do you still send SMS text messages?
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Employers will soon be required to pay their staff when too sick to work.
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