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Walking on the Moon!

Photograph of Astronaut Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Jr. Posing on the Moon Next to the U.S. Flag , 07/20/1969
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Walking on the Moon!

Photograph of Astronaut Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin, Jr. Posing on the Moon Next to the U.S. Flag , 07/20/1969

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July 20, 1969 - Extravehicular Activity on the Moon
This is a photograph of Astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr. on the moon during the Apollo 11 Mission.  
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July 20, 1969 - Extravehicular Activity on the Moon

This is a photograph of Astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr. on the moon during the Apollo 11 Mission.  

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First, I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth.

President Kennedy’s Special Message on Urgent National Needs, May 25, 1961

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