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ApolloPlus40

  1. It's all over for @apolloplus40 too. Here's to our followers! Please see @naturenews for the latest science news, without the 40-year delay. 8:35 PM Aug 13th, 2009 via HootSuite
  2. “Here’s to the Apollo program. It’s all over.” –astronaut at Nixon’s Apollo 11 party in LA. http://bit.ly/a5PDs 8:30 PM Aug 13th, 2009 via HootSuite
  3. NASA replaces guidance computer in Apollo 12 lunar lander due to unexplained reboot. 8:00 AM Aug 12th, 2009 via HootSuite
  4. Moon landing deniers begin: "Widow CallS Moon Saga Hoax" PDF: http://bit.ly/3oSpR6 7:59 AM Aug 11th, 2009 via API
  5. Apollo 11 crew emerge from quarantine. Worldwide tour to begin tomorrow. http://bit.ly/RGjBf 3:59 PM Aug 10th, 2009 via API
  6. Delayed while Twitter was down: Soviet scientist says sea more useful than space after US-funded sea drilling trip. PDF: http://bit.ly/qQ8xg 2:51 PM Aug 10th, 2009 via HootSuite
  7. Final blood test normal for Apollo 11 crew--quarantine should end soon. 1:59 PM Aug 9th, 2009 via API
  8. Unmanned Soviet Zond-7 launches on moon orbit return mission http://bit.ly/7SzGy & pics: http://bit.ly/B1T4c 4:50 PM Aug 8th, 2009 via HootSuite
  9. "Human perversity transcends the spirit of Apollo." William F. Buckley pooh-poohs Nixon. PDF: http://bit.ly/1aAcdk 12:00 PM Aug 8th, 2009 via HootSuite
  10. Will an astronaut head NASA? Bill Hines speculates on post-Apollo 11 NASA shuffle. PDF: http://bit.ly/aeJwS 8:00 AM Aug 8th, 2009 via HootSuite
  11. Apollo 11 crew completed 3-hour science debriefing via CCTV with 40 scientists on 6 Aug 1969. Report: http://bit.ly/12oNqA 4:36 AM Aug 7th, 2009 via web
  12. Contamination accident forces technician Heather Owens into quarantine with Apollo 11 crew, other contaminated technicians, & support crew. 12:00 PM Aug 5th, 2009 via API
  13. Armstrong spends his 39th birthday in quarantine. Cook bakes him a cake. 7:59 AM Aug 5th, 2009 via API
  14. NASA will hire 7 of the 14 out-of-work Air Force Manned Orbiting Laboratory astronauts: http://bit.ly/rqD8F 8:00 AM Aug 4th, 2009 via API
  15. How were NASA program names chosen? Why Mercury, Gemini, Apollo? http://bit.ly/TUCue 5:59 AM Aug 4th, 2009 via API
  16. Lunar samples "settling down into 3 major rock types" TR Brett, geologist, tells AP: 2 lava, 1 dustclod PDF: http://bit.ly/4GvsAG 8:00 AM Aug 3rd, 2009 via API
  17. Men on Mars by 9 August 1982 for another $24 billion (Apollo's budget), says NASA director Thomas O. Paine. PDF: http://bit.ly/15rWni 8:00 AM Aug 2nd, 2009 via HootSuite
  18. "The Moon and Middle America," more on "triumph of the squares" in Time Magazine: http://bit.ly/3w2XSv 3:00 AM Aug 1st, 2009 via HootSuite
  19. Astronomers at Lick Observatory finally hit lunar laser ranging experiment with earthly lasers. PDF: http://bit.ly/wIGYu 2:00 AM Aug 1st, 2009 via HootSuite
  20. Rubber gloves burst while studying moonrocks, forcing technicians to join Apollo 11 crew in quarantine. PDF: http://bit.ly/1nO2IO 9:30 PM Jul 31st, 2009 via HootSuite
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