On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong announced his historic arrival on the ancient lava plain of Mare Tranquillitatis with the following message to NASA: "Houston, Tranquility Base ...
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Click to open image viewer. NASM-9A13960: Apollo 11 lunar landing mission astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Jr., and Michael Collins at a preflight press conference on July 5, 1969, Houston, ...
July 20th is Moon Day, Space Exploration Day and the anniversary of the first Apollo 11 moonwalk. Here’s a look at the Apollo program and the new Artemis program to return to the lunar surface.