Apollo 11 Facts: 40 Years Later
Apollo 11 Facts: 40 Years Later
On the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing, get the facts on Apollo 11's historic trip, from initial skepticism to lunar firsts and the implications for returning humans to the moon.
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Source: Anne Minard for National Geographic News
Republished July 20, 2009
"July 16, 1969: The world watched in anticipation as three men were hurtled skyward in a rocket bound for the moon.
(Read about the Apollo 11 moon-landing mission in a 1969 National Geographic magazine article.) "