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Astronomy => In the Media... => Topic started by: Mike on Mar 28, 2012, 22:03:47

Title: Amazon Founder Finds Apollo 11 Moon Rocket Engines On Ocean Floor
Post by: Mike on Mar 28, 2012, 22:03:47
When NASA's mighty Saturn V rocket launched the historic Apollo 11 mission to land the first men on the moon in 1969, the five powerful engines that powered the booster's first stage dropped into the Atlantic Ocean and were lost forever.

Lost, that is, until now.

READ MORE HERE (http://www.space.com/15075-apollo-11-moon-rocket-engines-discovered.html)
Title: Re: Amazon Founder Finds Apollo 11 Moon Rocket Engines On Ocean Floor
Post by: MarkS on Mar 28, 2012, 22:30:41

Astonishing!!!