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The Shocking Plan to Nuke the Moon (Project A119)
In the late 1950s, the US Air Force developed a top-secret plan to detonate a nuclear warhead on the Moon. Discover the bizarre story of Project A119, Carl Sagan's involvement, and why it was ultimately abandoned.
Zvezda: The Soviet's Incredible Plan for a Moonbase
Discover Zvezda, the Soviet Union's ambitious plan for a permanent lunar base, featuring expandable modules, nuclear power, and a lunar tram system—decades before modern Artemis and ILRS programs.
The Apollo Program: Bringing Man to the Moon
How the Apollo program turned a Cold War moonshot into the largest peacetime project in history and landed humans on the Moon
Project 921: China's Thirty-Year Mission to Space
From a single orbiting satellite to a permanent crewed space station, Project 921 charts China's remarkable three-decade journey to become only the third nation to send humans to space.
FAST: China's Half-Kilometer Telescope Built to Hear the Universe
How China built FAST, the half-kilometer Sky Eye radio telescope, with an active dish, a suspended feed cabin, and a protected radio-quiet valley.