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The 50th anniversary of the Moon landing

The best of our coverage on this landmark moment of human endeavour from a trip to space camp, to Earth-bound tips for leaders and Nasa’s next Moon mission

© James Round

Men on the Moon merit their golden celebration
It is time for another lunar landing that includes female astronauts
What got us to the Moon (and back) in 1969?
Fifty years on, it is time to reappraise the audacity and political will behind Apollo 11
My $599 weekend in space
Fifty years on from Apollo 11, Neville Hawcock heads to Alabama’s Space Camp to test his mettle as an astronaut
Which company will win the new space race to the Moon?
Renewed commercial involvement in lunar exploration could open up a big frontier for the sector
Why Nasa’s next Moon mission can’t be an Apollo retread
Fifty years after Neil Armstrong’s one small step, the agency’s planners have new priorities
One of Kennedy’s finest speeches helped launch the lunar mission
There’s no obvious reason to go to the moon. We went there because of an idea

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