Tag: Apollo 11
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Apollo 11 moon ship may go on tour for 50th anniversary – and stop by Seattle
The Apollo 11 command module, shown here at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., is due to go on a road trip in 2019. (Credit: Smithsonian Institution / NASM) The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum is laying the groundwork for a 50th-anniversary traveling exhibit featuring Apollo 11 space hardware, including the…
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July 24, 1969: Apollo 11 returns home
Apollo 11 splashed down in the Pacific today in 1969, fulfilling President Kennedy’s challenge to a nation of landing a man to the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.
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July 20, 1969: Lunar landing of Apollo 11
Mankind’s first landing on the Moon and stepping foot on the lunar surface occurred today in 1969 by Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.
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Apollo 11 anniversary adds to the appetite for space artifacts – and moon visions
A photograph of Buzz Aldrin on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission, signed by the astronaut himself, is among the hundreds of items offered at a space-themed auction this week. The print is expected to sell for $2,500 to $3,500. (Credit: NASA via Bonhams) Forty-seven years ago this week, NASA’s Apollo 11 mission put humans…
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July 16, 1969: Launch of Apollo 11
Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins launched today in 1969 aboard Apollo 11 for one of the defining moments of the 20th century — man’s first landing on the moon.
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Jack King, ‘Voice of NASA,’ dies at 84
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Jack King provided launch countdown commentary for every U.S. human spaceflight mission from Gemini 4 through Apollo 15, with one exception. He is seen here inside the firing room at the Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Control Center during the countdown for Apollo 12. Credit: NASA John W. “Jack”…