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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Space Travel: The Past and the Future

    What does a man do for an encore after walking on the moon? That's the question Buzz Aldrin faced after eight days on Apollo 11, including the first moon landing 40 years ago today. It's one of the subjects addressed in his new book, Magnificent Desolation : The Long Journey Home from the Moon.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    What does a man do for an encore after walking on the moon? That's the question Buzz Aldrin faced after eight days on Apollo 11, including the first moon landing 40 years ago today. It's one of the subjects addressed in his new book, Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home from the Moon.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Buzz Aldrin

      Apollo 11 astronaut

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      Jonathan McDowell

      Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

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      Steven Weinberg

      1979 winner, Nobel Prize in Physics

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    Could a Constitutional Convention Fix California Government?
    1. 0:00Space Travel: The Past and the FutureYou’re reading this
    2. 27:58Treasurer Warns Continued Budget Delay Threatens Economic Recovery
    3. 33:39Could a Constitutional Convention Fix California Government?
    4. 46:32LAPD Free from Consent Decree
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