East End Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of The Apollo 11 Moon Mission With An Event On Saturday - 27 East

East End Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of The Apollo 11 Moon Mission With An Event On Saturday

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Neil Armstrong inside LM post EVA LMP. COURTESY BEN FEIST

Timothy Glotch.

Mike Collins (left), Buzz Aldrin, and Neil Armstrong relax in the transfer van; July 26, 1969. COURTESY BEN FEIST

Mission Control in Houston celebrates after splashdown. July 24 1969. Scan by Kipp Teague. COURTESY BEN FEIST

Mission Control in Houston celebrates after splashdown. July 24, 1969. COURTESY BEN FEIST

Apollo 11 lift of. COURTESY BEN FEIST

Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. COURTESY BEN FEIST

Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. COURTESY BEN FEIST

Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. COURTESY BEN FEIST

Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. COURTESY BEN FEIST

Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. COURTESY BEN FEIST

Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. COURTESY BEN FEIST

Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. COURTESY BEN FEIST

A view of Earth from the Moon. COURTESY BEN FEIST

Charlie Duke (left), backup Commander Jim Lovell (next right), and backup Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise (next to Lovell) in the MOCR during the Apollo 11 landing. COURTESY BEN FEIST

authorStaff Writer on Jul 11, 2019
It was one small step for man and one giant leap for mankind when astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. In... more

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