Apollo 11: 50 years since the moon landing
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There are several redwoods in the state that have a lunar backstory
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Multigenre, elegant, wildly popular: The Apollo 11 moon landing embodies a time when TV played a profoundly different role in American lives.
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Nearly 50 years ago, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. A woman could follow in his footsteps in 2024. Here’s what we know about her.
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We asked our readers for their memories of the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing as it nears its 50-year anniversary. These are their stories.
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The California Science Center, Nixon Presidential Library, Hollywood Bowl and others present moon rock, space-themed music and more to mark the 50th anniversary.
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Here are eight books inspired by the Apollo 11 moonshot, on its 50th anniversary, for readers of all ages.
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As the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing approaches, the women who helped America’s space efforts are reflecting on their often unheralded roles — and the indignities they endured.
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The passage of half a century has blurred many of the reasons that the United States was able to accomplish what seemed like science fiction: the July 20, 1969, landing of Apollo 11 on the moon.
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The three presidents of the lunar decade played substantial roles — and were intimately affected — by the effort to reach the moon.
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Fifty years after the Apollo 11 lunar landing proved that America could meet President John F.
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Many older Americans recall exactly where they were at 10:56 p.m.
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Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins blasted away from Earth on a Saturn V rocket on July 16, 1969.
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Retired astronaut Wally Schirra spoke for the world with his commentary for CBS News during the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969: “Thank you, television, for letting us watch this one.”
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A cornucopia of space race documentaries greets the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.
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History may be wrong about what Neil Armstrong said after landing on the moon. Acoustics researchers think it was, “That’s one small step for a man.”
