40th anniversary of Moon landing celebrated in Washington
Astronaut Michael Collins attends an event marking the 40th anniversary of their Apollo 11 flight which put the first man on the moon on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 21, 2009. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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NEW YORK, May 2 (UPI) -- The documentary "Give Up Tomorrow" won the Heineken Audience Award at New York's Tribeca Film Festival during the weekend.
LONDON, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan has been tapped to direct the big-screen adaptation of Paul Murray's Dublin-set novel "Skippy Dies," the movie's producers said.
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Doctors at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center said Wednesday Philadelphia's Brian Westbrook should fully recover from his two recent concussions.
WASHINGTON, July 20 (UPI) -- The United States should send humans to Mars, not back to the moon, the crew of Apollo 11 said in a rare joint appearance in Washington.
SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, July 20, 1969 (UPI) -- Man reached the moon Sunday at 4:17.42 p.m. (EDT).
SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, July 19, 1969 (UPI) -- Apollo 11 dropped into orbit around the moon today and started scouting the landscape where man will take his first steps late Sunday or early Monday.
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