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50 Years Ago: The American Flag On The Moon Was Made In NC

You know that American flag Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin planted on the moon 50 years ago? It's from NC! Or so legend has it!
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WATCH: Apollo 11 rocket and anniversary show projected on Washington Monument

Starting Friday night, the National Air and Space Museum is projecting a 17 minute show of the Apollo 11 launch onto the side of the Washington Monument.
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New Apollo 11 Forever Stamps Are Out Of This World!

The U.S. Postal Service has space fever, just like the rest of us. Two Forever Stamps commemorating the 1969 moon landing are now on sale.
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Trump marks Apollo 11 anniversary by meeting its astronauts

President Trump was also briefed on his administration's plans to send astronauts back to the moon and onto Mars.
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He Didn't Go To The Moon 50 Years Ago, But His Design Did

George Krassner's work as an engineer for the space program proved you can get there from here.
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Nixon's phone call to the moon caught the Apollo 11 astronauts off guard

President Nixon described his call to the moon as the most historic phone call ever made from the White House. But the astronauts didn't know what to do.
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Google's Apollo 11 Doodle is an animated journey with Michael Collins

The special Google Doodle features an animated recreation of the mission narrated by one of the Apollo 11 astronauts.
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'In Event of Moon Disaster': Nixon’s speech if Apollo 11 astronauts did not return

For almost 30 years only a handful of people knew about the speech written for Nixon in case tragedy struck the Apollo 11 mission.
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30,000 LEGO Blocks Used To Build Life-Size Model Of Astronaut

LEGO is honoring the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11's mission with a life-size model of an astronaut. It will be on display as part of the National Air and Space Museum's celebration from Thursday until Saturday.
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WATCH: Armstrong, Aldrin depart the moon after historic mission

After spending more than 21 hours on the moon, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left the lunar surface and headed back to meet up with Michael Collins and the command module.
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'One Small Step For Man': Restored NASA video of Apollo 11 moonwalk

On July 20, 1969, astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface and declared, 'That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.' (Video: NASA)