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July 20
Apollo 11 Command Module
On this day in 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to step on the moon. Pilot Michael Collins kept this command module in the moon’s orbit while Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin collected lunar material from the surface before returning to Earth.
Launch Day, 1969
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Stories from the Day of the Moon Landing
The Moon in Modern Art
What do astronauts eat in space?
The Moon in Culture: The Moon Festival!
Moon Landing Commemorative Stamp
Check it out! The Suit that Neil Armstrong wore on the Moon
Portrait of the Apollo 11 Crew from National Portrait Gallery
President Kennedy’s Moon Speech at Rice University
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