Neil_Armstrong - Smithonian Marks First Moon Landing

Smithonian Marks First Moon Landing

Astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first human to step on the Moon on July 20, 1969, speaks during a lecture in honor of Apollo 11 at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, Sunday, July 19, 2009. (UPI Photo/NASA/Bill Ingalls


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WAPAKONETA, Ohio, July 21 (UPI) -- Officials at an Ohio museum dedicated to Neil Armstrong said a cheddar cheese sculpture of the astronaut softened and fell from its base.
Apollo 11 crew honored for moon walk
WASHINGTON, July 20 (UPI) -- Astronauts aboard the International Space Station Monday celebrated the 40th anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's historic moon walk, NASA said.
Apollo 11 crew favors Mars over moon
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.
July 20, 2009
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took the first steps on the moon 40 years ago, topping off one of the greatest feats of mankind.
Apollo 11 made history that was captured by UPI
WASHINGTON, July 17 (UPI) -- Neil Armstrong's left boot hit moon dust at 10.56 p.m. EDT on Sunday, July 20, 40 years ago. He then uttered the immortal words, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
World watches as man steps onto alien world for first time
HOUSTON, July 17 (UPI) -- SPACE CENTER, Houston, June 20, 1969 (UPI) -- Man reached the moon Sunday at 4:17:45 p.m. EDT. Then, for the first time, he set his foot on the soil of an alien world.
Eagle lands on the moon
SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, July 20, 1969 (UPI) -- Man reached the moon Sunday at 4:17.42 p.m. (EDT).
Moon walk up to Armstrong
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.
Astronauts view lunar landing site
SPACE CENTER, Houston, July 19, 1969 (UPI) -- America's flawless Apollo 11 whipped around the dark side of the moon Saturday and fired a 6-minute rocket blast that hung it in lunar orbit -- setting the stage for man's first landing Sunday in a world other than his own.
Apollo 11 blasts off for historic voyage
CAPE KENNEDY, Fla., July 16, 1969 (UPI) -- Apollo 11, carrying three astronauts and the dreams of humanity, blasted away for the moon today on a historic voyage to place the footprints of man in the dust of an alien world.
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telegraph.co.uk at 21 Jul 2009 08:25 am
A retired British engineer who worked on the Apollo 11 moon mission claims to have come up with Neil Armstrong's "one small step" line.
telegraph.co.uk at 20 Jul 2009 12:09 am
Astronauts from the Apollo 11 mission have called on President Barack Obama and America's politicians to provide proper funding for a return to the moon and the human exploration of Mars.
sfgate.com at 19 Jul 2009 03:00 am
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