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50 years of Moon landing – July 20

July 21 , 2019 1956 days 834 0
  • July 20 marks the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 sent by the USA.
  • It was sent with astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins on board.
  • Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface
  • Aldrin joined him 19 minutes later.
  • It was the first crewed mission to land on the Moon.
  • To date, the United States is the only country to have successfully conducted crewed missions to the Moon.

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