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  • The Apollo 11 mission patch.
  • Neil Armstrong steps onto the moon.
  • The Apollo 11 landing and subesequent moon landings inspired generations of scientists and engineers.
  • Buzz Aldrin carries equipment on the moon.
  • Michael Collins pilots the command module.
  • Apollo 11 blasts off from Kennedy Space Center.
  • Richard Nixon watches the recovery of the Apollo 11 crew from aboard the USS Hornet in the Pacific Ocean, some 900 miles south of Hawaii. At left is astronaut Frank Borman, who commanded Apollo 8.
  • The Daedalus Crater on the surface of the moon viewed from orbit aboard the command module Columbia, piloted by Mike Collins.
  • Neil Armstrong prepares to step off the lunar lander onto the surface of the moon.
  • The Apollo 11 astronauts make their way to the craft.
  • Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stand on the surface of the moon near the flag they planted.
  • Buzz Aldrin stands outside the lunar module Eagle.
  • Neil Armstrong works in the lunar module.
  • 376713 23: (FILE PHOTO) A pre-launch twilight photo of the The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle. It lifted off July 16, 1969 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The space craft was injected into lunar orbit July 19, 1969 with Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. on board. The 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing mission is celebrated July 20, 1999. (Photo by NASA/Newsmakers)
  • 376713 21: (FILE PHOTO) The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lifts off July 16, 1969 from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex in Florida. The space craft was injected into lunar orbit on July 19, 1969 with Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. on board. The 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing mission is celebrated July 20, 1999. (Photo by NASA/Newsmakers)
  • 381858 01: 30Th Anniversary Of Apollo 11 Landing On The Moon (4 Of 20): Vice President Spiro Agnew And Former President Lyndon Johnson View The Liftoff Of Apollo 11 From The Stands Located At The Kennedy Space Center Vip Viewing Site. The Apollo 11 Saturn V Space Vehicle Lifted Off On July 16, 1969 And Was Injected Into Lunar Orbit On July 19 With Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins And Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., At 9:32 A.M. Edt July 16, 1969, From Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex In Florida. The Lm (Lunar Module) Landed On The Moon On July 20, 1969 And Returned To The Command Module On July 21. The Command Module Left Lunar Orbit On July 22 And Returned To Earth On July 24, 1969. Apollo 11 Splashed Down In The Pacific Ocean On 24 July 1969 At 12:50:35 P.M. Edt After A Mission Elapsed Time Of 195 Hrs, 18 Mins, 35 Secs. (Photo By Nasa/Getty Images)
  • 376713 15: (FILE PHOTO) The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lifts off July 16, 1969 from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex in Florida. The space craft was injected into lunar orbit on July 19 with Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. on board. The 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing mission is celebrated July 20, 1999. (Photo by NASA/Newsmakers)
  • 376713 08: (FILE PHOTO) The huge, 363-foot tall Apollo 11 Spacecraft is launched from Kennedy Space Center July 16, 1969. Aboard the Apollo 11 spacecraft were astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command module pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., lunar module pilot. Apollo 11 is the United States'' first lunar landing mission. The 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon mission is celebrated July 20, 1999. (Photo by NASA/Newsmakers)
  • 376713 10: (FILE PHOTO) A close-up view of an astronaut's foot and foot print in the lunar soil is photographed with a 70mm lunar surface camera July 20, 1969 during the Apollo 11 lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA). The 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon mission is celebrated July 20, 1999. (Photo by NASA/Newsmakers)
  • 376713 03: (FILE PHOTO) Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., the lunar module pilot of the first lunar landing mission, stands next to a United States flag July 20, 1969 during an Apollo 11 Extravehicular Activity (EVA) on the surface of the Moon. The 30th anniversary of Apollo's moon landing is celebrated July 20, 1999. (Photo by NASA/Newsmakers)
  • 30Th Anniversary Of Apollo 11 Landing On The Moon(15 Of 20): The Flag Of The United States Stands Alone On The Surface Of The Moon. (Photo By Nasa/Getty Images)
  • 30Th Anniversary Of Apollo 11 Landing On The Moon (19 Of 20): Astronaut Neil Armstrong Inside The Lunar Module. Man's First Landing On The Moon Occurred At 4: 17 P.M. On July 20, 1969 As Lunar Module
  • 1969: Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin deploys a scientific experiment package on the surface of the moon. In the background is the Lunar Module, as is a flag of the United States. (Photo by Neil Armstrong/NASA/Getty Images)
  • Part of Buzz Aldrin's leg, foot and footprint on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 11 lunar mission. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
  • Colonel Edwin or 'Buzz' Aldrin (1930 - ) walking on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. In 1969 he set a world record of walking on the moon for over 5 hours. (Photo by Neil Armstrong/Getty Images)
  • 376713 01: Neil Armstrong steps into history July 20, 1969 by leaving the first human footprint on the surface of the moon. The 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the moon is being commemorated on July 20, 1999. (Photo by NASA/Newsmakers)
  • July 1969: Crowds watching pictures of the first landing on the moon on a large screen in Trafalgar Square, London. The National Gallery is in the background. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
  • The Apollo 11 space module above the surface of the moon. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
  • 376713 20: (FILE PHOTO) The deployment of scientific experiments by Astronaut Edwin Aldrin Jr. is photographed by Astronaut Neil Armstrong. Man's first landing on the Moon occurred July 20, 1969 as Lunar Module
  • 376713 19: (FILE PHOTO) Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module Pilot, removes scientific experiment packages from a stowage area in the Lunar Module's descent stage. Man's first landing on the Moon occurred July 20, 1969 as Lunar Module
  • 376713 17: (FILE PHOTO) Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module Pilot, stands near a scientific experiment on the lunar surface. Man's first landing on the Moon occurred July 20, 1969 as Lunar Module
  • 376713 16: (FILE PHOTO) One of the few photographs of Neil Armstrong on the moon shows him working on his space craft on the lunar surface. The 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing mission is celebrated July 20, 1999. (Photo by NASA/Newsmakers)
  • 30Th Anniversary Of Apollo 11 Landing On The Moon (10 Of 20): U.S. Navy Pararescueman Lt. Clancey Hatleberg Disinfects Apollo 11 Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins And Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. After Getting Into The Life Raft During Recovery Operations Today At The Completion Of Their Successful Lunar Landing Mission. The Space Pilots Donned Biological Isolation Garments In Their Spacecraft. The Lm (Lunar Module) Landed On The Moon On July 20, 1969 And Returned To The Command Module On July 21. The Command Module Left Lunar Orbit On July 22 And Returned To Earth On July 24, 1969. Apollo 11 Splashed Down In The Pacific Ocean On 24 July 1969 At 12:50:35 P.M. Edt After A Mission Elapsed Time Of 195 Hrs, 18 Mins, 35 Secs. (Photo By Nasa/Getty Images)
  • 376713 06: (FILE PHOTO) New York City welcomes the Apollo 11 crew in a showering of ticker tape down Broadway and Park Avenue August 13, 1969 in a parade termed as the largest in the city's history. Pictured in the lead car, from the right, are astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command module pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot. The three astronauts teamed for the first manned lunar landing on July 20, 1969. The 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon mission is celebrated July 20, 1999. (Photo by NASA/Newsmakers)
  • 376713 09: (FILE PHOTO) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has named these three astronauts as the prime crew of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. Left to right, are Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command module pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot. The 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon mission is celebrated July 20, 1999. (Photo by NASA/Newsmakers)
  • Apollo 11 astronauts Mike Collins (left), Neil Armstrong (centre), and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin, in front of the Lunar Landing Module Simulator at the Kennedy Space Centre, USA, prior to their landing on the moon. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
  • WASHINGTON -FILE: People walk around the Apollo 11 Command Module
  • WASHINGTON - JULY 16: Tourists inspect the Apollo 11 Command Module
  • 30Th Anniversary Of Apollo 11 Landing On The Moon (20 Of 20): The December, 1969 Cover Of National Geographic Depicting The Famous (Photo By Getty Images)
  • CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - JULY 16: This extra-vehicular activity training glove was used by Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin to prepare for his mission to the moon and is on display in the Apollo Treasures Gallery at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex July 16, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The gallery opening commemorated the 40th anniversary of the the launchy of Apollo 11, the first manned space mission to the moon. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
  • CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - JULY 16: One of the four supervisor's log books from the testing exercises of Apollo 11 is on display in the Apollo Treasures Gallery at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex July 16, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The gallery opening commemorated the 40th anniversary of the the launchy of Apollo 11, the first manned space mission to the moon. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
  • CAPE CANAVERAL, FL - JULY 16: Plaster casts of the hands of Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins are in display in the Apollo Treasures Gallery at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex July 16, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Casts like these were made to create the technical gloves that each astronaut would be issued for travel to the moon. The gallery opening commemorated the 40th anniversary of the the launchy of Apollo 11, the first manned space mission to the moon. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
 

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