Apollo 11

Press Releases
Ben04/28/2021
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Statements on Passing of Michael Collins

The following is a statement from acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk on the passing of Michael Collins: “Today the nation lost a true pioneer and lifelong advocate for exploration in astronaut Michael Collins. As pilot of the Apollo 11 command module – some called him ‘the loneliest man in history’ – while his colleagues walked on the Moon for the…
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Press Releases
Ben07/17/2019
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NASA Adds Events to Celebration of 50th Anniversary of Historic Moon Landing

NASA is offering new opportunities, in addition to those announced July 2, for America to celebrate with the agency the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 Moon mission and look to the future of exploration on the Moon and Mars. The updated list of special programming, content, and events in which NASA is participating now includes (all times Eastern unless otherwise indicated): ► TUESDAY,…
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Ben07/16/2019
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NASA Administrator to Talk Moon Landing Anniversary, Moon to Mars Plans

Just days before the 50th anniversary of one of humanity’s greatest achievements – astronauts first walking on the Moon – NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT on Monday, July 15. Bridenstine will discuss the significance of the July 20 anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, as well as NASA’s future plans to…
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NASA
Ben07/02/2019
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NASA Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Historic Moon Landing with Live TV Broadcast, Events

NASA will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 Moon mission and look to the future of exploration on the Moon and Mars with a live, two-hour television broadcast Friday, July 19, and partner-led events taking place across the country from July 16 through July 20. On July 16, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins lifted off from Launch…
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NASA
Ben07/02/2019
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NASA EXPLORERS: 50th ANNIVERSARY OF APOLLO 11

Thanks to Nichole Heydenburg from Apex Waves for this article Nasa Explorers The quest of NASA’s explorer’s program is providing recurring flight assistance for global scientific investigation from space-related innovation and effective managerial approaches for Heliophysics and Astrophysics. Explorers create opportunities for scientific innovations by filling up the spaces between the larger scientific missions. The program seeks…
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NASA
Ben07/01/2019
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Apollo 11 stamps celebrate first moon landing – and the significant Canadian contributions to the mission

LONGUEUIL, QC, June 27, 2019 /CNW/ – Canada Post today issued two commemorative stamps celebrating the 50thanniversary of the historic Apollo 11 mission that landed humans on the moon for the first time – and the Canadians who helped make it possible. Apollo 11 stamps (CNW Group/Canada Post) On July 20, 1969, more than half a billion people around the world were transfixed…
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NASA
Ben05/31/2019
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LEGO Group Commemorates First Moon Landing With NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Lander Building Set; Takes Inspiration From NASA’s Moon To Mars Plans With New LEGO® CITY Collection

BILLUND, Denmark, May 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — To mark the 50th anniversary of an historical event that captivated the world, the LEGO Group today announced LEGO® CREATOR™ Expert NASA Apollo 11 Lunar Lander, a 1,087 piece building set developed in cooperation with NASA, to commemorate the Eagle lunar module which completed humanity’s first successful moon landing. The set will be exclusively available at LEGO Stores…
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Press Releases
Ben05/27/2019
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Samsung ‘Making History’ with QLED 8K TV Campaign to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon Landing

NEW YORK – MAY 23, 2019 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.today announced the“Making History” QLED 8K TV commercial and a multi-platform campaign with CNN Films in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, when television enabled people around the world to witness one of mankind’s greatest achievements. In 2019, Samsung is making TV history again by pushing the boundaries…
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Opinion Piece
Ben02/17/2014
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Space: The Final Frontier

September 12 1962 President Kennedy stood in front of the nation and the world at Rice Stadium and proclaimed that : We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize…
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