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Some time in the year 2018, if all plans come to fruition, an event will happen for the first time in forty six years. A space craft will land on the Moon and astronauts will walk on the lunar surface.

Neil Armstrong stepped onto the Moon in 1969. Almost 40 years later, millions believe Apollo 11 was a hoax crafted by President Nixon, the CIA, and Stanley Kubrick. Apollo astronauts tell their stories about how real it was.

Due to budget cutbacks, NASA will be forced to delay the replacement for the space shuttle which is expected to take astronauts back to the moon and eventually to Mars.

Who ran NASA during the go-go 1960s? A new biography by Piers Bizony explains the lofty ambitions of James E. Webb and the race to reach the moon.

In the Shadow of the Moon is a celebration of the singular greatest technological feat in history. British director David Singleton scores a particular artistic coup by allowing the astronauts themselves to tell their stories, clear and unvarnished.

Using archival footage and interviews with the surviving astronauts, this documentary examines the Apollo missions in which America shot for the Moon

Three Apollo missions to the Moon, which would have taken place in the early 1970s, were cancelled, largely due to budgetary reasons. If flown,. they would have extended the first era of lunar exploration another two years.

It's been nearly 35 years since the last men set foot on the moon, yet the Apollo lunar missions continue to pique our curiosity.

Did the Apollo astronauts find something more interesting than rocks on the moon? An imaginative new book called "The Apollo Prophecies" takes another look at what might have happened on the lunar surface.

The crew will test lunar exploration concepts and medical concerns for long space flights. They'll conduct "moon walks" under the sea, build a communications tower, practice lunar sample collecting and perform tasks to look into space suit design.

Return to the Moon, edited by the Space Frontier Foundation's Rick Tumlinson, contains a series of essays geared more for the policy wonk than to the engineer or scientist.

Magnificent Desolation is a new, 40-minute 3D IMAX film produced by Tom Hanks which tells the story of the Apollo missions to the Moon.

Apollo 13, Ron Howard's epid telling of a true life space adventure, does not rely on blasters of aliens like other space films. That's because the events told in the movie actually happened.

When President Bush announced the Vision for Space Exploration almost two years ago, he left the question of how to pay for it unanswred. The question is important, as trhe Vision must be sustained for decades.

On Christmas Eve, 1968, three explorers gave a Christmas present to the world that was much needed. That year had not been a happy one, with wars, riots, assassination, and political unrest. But that Christmas Eve was glorious indeed.

In 1963 Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became a member of the third group of astronauts named to join NASA.

A new book explores the meaning of the Apollo space program by interviewing the last living astronauts who walked on the moon.

Forty or so years ago, astronauts had all the glory of the exploration of space. Now, robots are exploring places that currently no astronaut can go. For the past twenty five years, no human being has journeyed beyond low Earth orbit.

The space shuttle, once thought to be the solution to cheap access to space, will be retired in 2010 having never achieved that goal. However, cheap access to space may yet be accomplished by the private sector.

Constructed as a prototype vehicle for flight and endurance tests on the space shuttle design, the Enterprise paved the way for space flight for shuttles built after her.

Voyage is a novel about an expedition to Mars. Nothing unusual about that, buy in this tale the mission takes place in the mid 1980s. That makes Voyage a novel of alternate history, exciting and bitter sweet at the same time.

Michael Griffin, a Chief Administrator for NASA, was interviewed on National Public Radio's Morning Edition iand made several comments questioning the threat of global warming, drawing ire from scientists and environmental groups.

NASA is looking for scientists to work for the new Nationwide Lunar Science Institute.

A look out how Wicca and Witchcraft are confused and how it has had negative affects on the religion.

Candle color magic, like crystal magic, is a very key part to most rituals in Wicca.

In today's society, many people seem to think that the terms Wicca and Witchcraft are one and the same. This could not be further from the truth. There are some fundamental differences that should not be ignored.

A comprehensive guide to basic methods of Magic and Witchcraft from visualization to creating and casting your own Magic Spells effectively.

NASA has said that the moon is going to play as very important and prominent part in the future of space exploration and these studies will greatly expand our knowledge of the Moon and the Earth and beyond that to the whole universe.

Gerald Gardner, the 'founder' of Wicca, has been attributed with many things regarding the religion. How many of these accomplishments are true? What debates are there over authenticity? Validity?

Using colors in spell work and other rituals is called color magic. Colors have genders, seasons, direction, elements, workings, and stages of life.

Facts and legends about our nearest neighbor in space.

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Following the controversy over magic used in the real world in J.K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' series, explore this objective guide to three popular magic-centric television shows.

Hecate represents the mystic nature worshiped with the full moon.

There were a total of two studies done, the first one was an internal review conducted by NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston and the second one is the one completed by the outside agency, the Astronaut Health Care System Review Committee

Some say that witchcraft and Wicca is the work of the devil, while others say it is a nature-based religion of peace. So what is the truth behind this "alternative" faith? And what is the difference between a Wiccan and a Witch?

NASA has selected a contractor team led by the aerospace behemoth Lockheed Martin to build the Orion Moon Ship. The Orion, if plans go to fruition, will carry four astronauts back to the Moon sometime between the years 2015 and 2018.

An overview of where the term "blue moon" comes from as well as years we are likely to experience them.

A moonbase settlement is being planned by NASA by the year 2020.

This article describes some of the lesser known facets of the origins of the nature-based faith called "Wicca" or Witchcraft.

Do teens have rational reasons for choosing to practice Wicca and witchcraft?

Are Wicca, Paganism, and witchcraft the same things? Do Wiccans worship nature? Are all Pagans polytheistic? What does the pentacle symbolize? Come see if you know as much as you think you do.

Witchcraft is a serious practice founded on religion, not a fad or a fashion statement. Do you know what witchcraft is really all about?

Due to various pop culture notions about witchcraft, the nature and divinity reverence at the heart of the Wicca religion is often lost beneath a lot of distortions.

Until now NASA only had the innocuous name Crew Exploration Vehicle for the next generation of space craft. Though still on the drawing board, NASA finally has christened its new class of ships.

A look at the engineering developments, processes, and aspects of the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo projects, which culminated in first lunar landing in 1969.

NASA is giving everyone a chance to participate in humanity's return to the moon by including their names aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft heading for lunar orbit late this year.

Dennis Hope is the head of the Lunar Embassy, which since 1980, has sold acres of lunar real estate for $19.99 an acre. Since then, he has raked over $9 million dollars from the 4.25 million people who have purchased a piece of the moon.

NASA has begun testing on the new autonomous lunar rovers, as arctic conditions are ideal for testing. These new rovers are the first autonomous rovers to be put onto the moon by the United States.

Some time, very likely within the lifetimes of most people reading this, people will live on the Moon. At first, the lunar settlers will be scientists. Later, the scientists will be joined by businessmen and entrepreneurs. Then will come the tourists.

Atlantis and ISS are within Earth's protective magnetosphere. Beginning in 2011, NASA plans manned lunar launches, then manned and robotic launches to Mars. Astronauts will be at risk for radiation sickness from solar proton storms.

NASA's official web site, www.nasa.gov, hosts a wealth of information for everyone from kindergarteners to teachers to researchers. You'll spend hours browsing this fascinating web site brought to you by some of the brightest minds in the world.

Future space travelers could travel to the Moon and beyond boosted, not by a rocket, but by what is, in effect, a giant, one hundred kilometer long sling shot.

Three wicca book reviews that are highly recommended

An overview of Witchcraft, its traditions and its members.

Below are several different plants and herbs that are used in green witchcraft, with all profiles by the author.

Below are several different plants and herbs that are used in green witchcraft.

Wally Schirra was the only astronaut to fly in the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs. His professionalism is still a shining example today.

What phase of the moon were you born under? Read on to discover the gifts you have received and the unique challenges that you face.

A look at the origin, practices, and growth of witchcraft throughout the centuries.

A recent film documentary produced in France explores curious facts surrounding the Apollo space program, linking it with one of the most brilliant and controversial film makers in history.

Has your child proclaimed themselves as Wiccan, or as a Witch? Not to worry - this article will ease your fears.

The 2007 budget presented by the House Republican Study Committee has some good ideas to reduce the deficit. Unfortunately it also has a proposal that would sound the death knell for publicly funded human space flight in the United States.

Rocket Man, by Nancy Conrad and Howard A. Klausner, is an account of the life of Pete Conrad, not only one of the most famous astronauts of the Apollo era, but also one of the most colorful and interesting.

NASA is planning to explore other planets farther out in our solar system that will add even more years to the space missions resulting in the astronauts being away from home longer. The space agency has now been put in the position of pondering many issues.

Are you thinking about starting your own coven or Wicca study group? If you decide that you wish to join or begin a group of practicing witches, there are a few things you should k now about different kinds of groups before you enter into something permanent.

For the first time in over thirty five years, the Moon has become the next frontier. The United States has committed to returning human astronauts to the Moon by the end of the next decade. China has hinted that it intends to do this also.

What do modern practitioners have in common with the supposed witches of the witch hunt? Could those accused of witchcraft then have been practicing something like modern Wicca?

Rituals draw many to both Wicca and Witchcraft. What is a ritual? That all depends on which type of ritual that you are talking about.

The history of witchcraft can be traced as far back as 10,000 years ago, but was brought to the attention of mainstream society by Gerald Brosseau Gardner in 1954.

One of the largest castrophe's associated with the number 13 is the ill-fated Apollo 13 lunar mission which promptly left the launching pad at 13:13 hours and was aborted on April 13.

Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr., known as Wally, died Thursday, May 3, 2007, at the age of 84. Schirra was one of the original seven Mercury astronauts and the only one to fly on all three of NASA 's Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs. Read more about Schirra's career.

What if you had a shuttle launch and nobody came? Well, to hold the public's interest in the space program, NASA shows that it's big thinkers aren't out to launch.

The Dish is one of the sweetest, if also the most quirky, homage to the spirit of space exploration ever filmed. The time is July, 1969 and the occasion is the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Harry Potter as paragon of witchcraft.

The new age movement isn't as "New Age" as we may think, its roots trace back thousands of years, even to the prehistoric times where witchcraft and shamanism were being practiced.

Water recycling technology, now under development, will not only assist astronauts on other worlds, but will bring potable drinking water to places in the Third World and areas struck by disaster such as Hurricane Katrina.

Although it is widely regarded that genetic therapy be researched and accepted into the scientific community, genetic enhancement is generally shunned. I argue that this is not only unreasonable but backwarwds and against human nature.

A female space shuttle astronaut pays the price for pursuing her exciting career while trying to hold her family together in this exciting new novel.

Using similes, Milton implies that whether one is born with a predisposition to evil or not, one still always has a choice as to whether or not to act upon that evil.

My trip to Space Camp as a young teenager ignited a life-long love of space.

There was more than one space race taking place in the 1960s. Not only was the United States racing the Soviet Union, but women were racing men into space.

Unfortunately, a rebelling child will not only get body piercing or tattoos to show their independence and freedom. Authority in general, especially those that was chosen for them by anyone else than them, is under fire.

Religion encourages people to look hopefully to a better world to come, minimizing the social problems of their world. A link exists between religious beliefs and societal benefit. But is there a link between religion and adolescent behavior?

After you've been to the moon and back, what do you do for an encore? The late astronaut, Colonel James B. Irwin in this exclusive interview told that serving God provided an even higher flight than space travel.

The Puritans have a undeserved bad reputation. The real victims of the Salem Village witch trials were the Native Americans, who had been befriended and protected by the Puritans, who lost power after the witch trials debacle.

This is a revised feature on the left hand, information, and a list of some famous lefties.

Jason is celebrated as a hero in Greek mythology, but a deeper reading of the myths surrounding this character often show essentially a straw man, stood up by the gods and Medea.

1 burned alive at Verkhnesadovye. And a 55 year old woman doused with gasoline and set afire at Hammanskraael, South Africa. These people, condemned as witches, were not persecuted in the 16th or 17th century. The latest headlines are right now.

Florida is well known for all its tourist attractions. From the beaches to the House of the Mouse, there is a lot to choose from for a visitor. My favorite is the one I visited November 16, the Kennedy Space Center.

While some companies have prototypes of hydrogen powered motorcycles, one, Intelligent Energies is ready to mass produce and sell.

The history of Judiac & Hermetic Kabbalah, and the rights of gentile women to study them. Written for "Women, Religion and Social Change" (December 23, 2002) from the personal prospective of a Gentile woman who is beginning to study Hermetic Kabbalah.

The Outpost Tavern has a history as long as the US space program. It is a favorite hangout of astrionauts and other space workers, due to it's proximity to the Johnson Space Center. It's atmosphere, it's drink, and food must be seen to be believed.

This article explores the origins and myth of the goddess Hekate (sometimes spelled Hecate); goddess of the night, magic, witchcraft, and the spirit world.