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40th anniversary of Moon landing celebrated in Washington

Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., stand with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, and her grand children Alexander and Madeleine Prowda as they are honored during 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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nytimes.com at 20 Jul 2009 08:55 pm
On the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing, President Obama welcomed Buzz Aldrin, Neil A. Armstrong and Michael Collins to the White House.
telegraph.co.uk at 17 Jul 2009 12:51 pm
Ten things you may not know about the Apollo 11 mission of Lt Col Michael Collins Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin which allowed man to walk on the Moon for the first time...
telegraph.co.uk at 17 Jul 2009 07:35 am
A space suit worn by the astronaut Michael Collins who took part in the momentous Apollo 11 Moon landings mission is being sold at auction 40 years later.
telegraph.co.uk at 16 Jul 2009 02:23 pm
Apollo 11 reached the moon's surface 40 years ago today with Neil Armstrong and his fellow astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins on board. Here are some key quotes from the mission...
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