The Moon: Who Will Lead It?

Jenna Berbeo / Truthdig Oct 16, 2015 He already thinks he hung it, so Donald Trump would be a natural leader for Jeb Bush's future moon colony. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Neil Armstrong

John Darkow, Cagle Cartoons, Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri Aug 28, 2012 Dig deeper

A New Space Race

Staff / Truthdig Jul 21, 2011 More than 40 years after man first stepped foot on the moon, a new race to that pie in the sky has begun, this time by groups of entrepreneurs looking to cash in on private ventures and $30 million in prizes offered by Google. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Scientists Find Huge Quantities of Water Ice on the Moon

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2010 There may be more than 600 million metric tons of water ice sitting in craters at the moon's north pole. The discovery, made by an Indian spacecraft, could mean big things for human colonization of our nearest neighbor. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NASA Needs More Moonage Daydreamers

Staff / Truthdig Feb 9, 2010 A lot of people have said in recent weeks that the space agency simply lacks the chutzpah that put a man on a moon. Figure out global warming? Boring, they say. The Onion has come up with a satirical solution that just might blow your minds: Project Spaceman, the David Bowie-inspired Glam Space Program. (continued) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama Shifts Gears on Moon Plans

Staff / Truthdig Feb 1, 2010 As if there wasn't enough to attend to on Earth at the moment, President Barack Obama also has to focus on US plans in space As members of his administration announced Sunday (continued). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

There’s Water In Them Craters

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One Step Closer to Mars

Staff / Truthdig Oct 29, 2009 George W. Bush’s dream of Americans on Mars got a little bit closer to reality Wednesday as NASA successfully launched its prototype Ares I-X rocket. A version of the new rocket is planned to launch Orion, NASA's replacement craft for the aging space shuttle, as America’s preferred method of getting off-planet. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Moon Landing [A Cartoon From United Arab Emirates]

Paresh Nath, The Khaleej Times, UAE Jul 22, 2009 Dig deeper

Google Goes to the Moon

Staff / Truthdig Sep 14, 2007 If you can build an intelligent robot that can land safely on the moon and send back HD video by 2012, Google will give you $20 million. The search giant has partnered with the X Prize Foundation, which organizes contests around major technological breakthroughs, for its lunar challenge. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Satire by Andy Borowitz: Starbucks on the Moon

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Dec 9, 2006 Vowing to boldly go where no gourmet coffee chain has ever gone before, Starbucks Inc. announced today that it would build its first coffee franchise on the moon by the year 2020. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N.’s Ban Is Heading to China

Staff / Truthdig Oct 23, 2006 For his first outing as the United Nations' newly elected secretary-general, South Korea's Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon will visit China to discuss the situation in North Korea. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )