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Thursday, December 11, 2025
TopicNeil Armstrong

Topic: Neil Armstrong

‘Moon germs’ quarantine, bags of poop left behind & other fun facts about 1st moon landing

It's been 55 yrs since humankind made it to Moon on 21 July, 1969. While the event is well-documented, few know Moon has a burnt cookie smell or that mission was close to being aborted.

Apollo landers and Neil Armstrong’s bootprint on the moon now protected by US law

The One Small Step Act is true to its name. It’s a small step. But it’s a big breakthrough in space laws.

As we await Chandrayaan-2 landing, here’s how Vikram Sarabhai hailed Apollo-11 fifty yrs ago

It was not just the sheer scale or the grandeur of the Apollo-11 mission that fascinated Vikram Sarabhai.

We could have misheard Neil Armstrong’s famous first words on the moon

Neil Armstrong probably didn’t realise his first words could also help us better understand how humans communicate.

50 years of Apollo 11 moon mission – how desperately the world needed it

The Apollo 11 mission was the true first impression of man to set foot on another celestial body, as the television flashed “Armstrong on the moon!”

On Camera

Why electoral ‘reform’ is cause for worry—the Modi govt uses it to cement political hold

‘Reform to deform' is a better description of the Modi government’s approach to election procedures. This is not hyperbole. Consider the record.

Niti Aayog CEO has a message for power stakeholders. Buckle up for surge to feed EVs, data centres

Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.