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NASA release Moonbase Alpha video game

June 30th, 2010 11:00am Pete Railton No comments

NASA release Moonbase Alpha video game

NASA has released a trailer for their new 3-D game set on the Moon called,  “Moonbase Alpha”.

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Apollo 17 site photographed by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

October 31st, 2009 11:57am mike s No comments

Apollo 17 site photographed by Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

To the sound of much gnashing of teeth from assorted ‘OMG! The Moon Landings Were A Hoax’ nutters, NASA has released some astonishing photos clearly showing the site of the Apollo 17 landing.

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Lunar Lander rebuilt on Southwold Pier, Suffolk

October 30th, 2009 6:10pm mike s 2 comments

Lunar Lander rebuilt on Southwold PierShowing the kind of spirit that once made Britain the home of the Sinclair C5 and the Bouncing Bomb, engineer Iain Sharp decided to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the moon landing by remaking  the 1979 Atari game Lunar Lander.

In that game, players had to try to land a computer module onto the moon’s surface, but Mr Sharp has created a physical version, mashing up old PCs, fishing line, inkjet printer motors and a miniature Moon lander.
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