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First man on moon to be buried at sea: Neil Armstrong family

CHICAGO — The first man on the moon will be buried at sea, a spokesman for Neil Armstrong’s family said Thursday. “I suspect it will be a private service,” spokesman Rick Miller told AFP. He said further details were not immediately available. The burial will take place after a September…

NASA spared cuts in US spending bill passage

WASHINGTON (AFP) – NASA breathed a sigh of relief Friday after Congress approved a government spending bill that secured $18.5 billion for the US space agency, sparing it from the prospect of cuts. “We appreciate the work of Congress to pass a 2011 spending bill,” NASA administrator Charles Bolden said…