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International Moon Day 2023 - July 20

July 22 , 2023 495 days 618 0
  • This day marks the anniversary of the day when humans first landed on the Moon as part of Apollo 11 mission.
  • Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon in a location that they then named Tranquillity Base, on July 20, 1969.
  • The Apollo 11 mission was the historic NASA spaceflight that achieved the first manned moon landing.
  • Launched on July 16, 1969, it carried astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins.
  • After the US, Russia, and China, India will become the fourth country to successfully land on the Moon if Chandrayaan 3 mission is a success.

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