John Hirasaki
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John Hirasaki is an American mechanical engineer who worked for the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration during the Apollo 11 mission, the first crewed mission to the Moon. In
Hirasaki in 1969
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
Left to right: Armstrong, Collins, and AldrinApollo program← Apollo 10Apollo 12 →
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