Apollo 11
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Apollo 11 was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon, and the fifth crewed mission of NASA's Apollo program. The mission was crewed by Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module P
Buzz Aldrin on the Moon in a photograph taken by Neil Armstrong, who can be seen in the visor reflection along with Earth, the Lunar Module Eagle, and the U.S. flag
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President John F. Kennedy speaking at Rice University on September 12, 1962
CAPCOM Charles Duke (left), with backup crewmembers Lovell and Haise listening in during Apollo 11's descent
Space Race
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The Space Race was a 20th-century competition between the Cold War rivals, the United States and the Soviet Union, to achieve superior spaceflight capability. It had its origins in the ballistic missi
Wernher von Braun's space station concept (1952)
The US stable of Explorer 1, Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo launch vehicles were a varied group of ICBMs and the NASA-developed Saturn IB rocket.
Soviet stamp commemorating Sputnik 1, 1957
William Hayward Pickering, James Van Allen, and von Braun display a model of Explorer 1 at a news conference after confirmation the satellite was in orbit.