March 1966: American astronaut Neil Armstrong on the one-day Gemini VIII mission. Three years later, Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon, during the Apollo 11 lunar landing
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Portrait of Neil Armstrong in 1959, ten years prior to the Apollo 11 mission in which he became the first human to set foot on the moon. The 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing mission is celebrated July 20, 2009.
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has named these three astronauts as the prime crew of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. Left to right, are Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command module pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot. The 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon mission is celebrated July 20, 2009.
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1969: American astronaut Neil A Armstrong descends the ladder of a lunar module training vehicle during practice for an upcoming lunar landing mission, Kennedy Space Center, Florida9. Armstrong was Apollo 11 flight commander. On July 20 of that year Armstrong became the first human to walk on the moon.
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Apollo 11 astronauts Mike Collins (left), Neil Armstrong (centre), and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin, in front of the Lunar Landing Module Simulator at the Kennedy Space Centre, USA, prior to their landing on the moon.
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6th March 1969: Docked Apollo 9 command service module beyond and the lunar module spider on the left with Earth in the background. A preparatory mission for the moon landing it was the first to feature the Saturn rocket in full lunar configuration. This photograph was taken from the porch of the 'Spider' on the 4th day of the earth -orbital mission with astronaut David R Scott undertaking extravehicular activity.
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13th October 1969: Apollo XII (Apollo 12) astronauts Charles 'Pete' Conrad Jnr and Albert Bean practice collecting rock samples at the Kennedy Space Centre in preparation for their lunar landing mission.
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A pre-launch twilight photo of the The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle. It lifted off July 16, 1969 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The space craft was injected into lunar orbit July 19, 1969 with Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. on board. The 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing mission is celebrated July 20, 2009.
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The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lifts off July 16, 1969 from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex in Florida. The space craft was injected into lunar orbit on July 19 with Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. on board.
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The huge, 363-foot tall Apollo 11 Spacecraft is launched from Kennedy Space Center July 16, 1969. Aboard the Apollo 11 spacecraft were astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command module pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., lunar module pilot. Apollo 11 is the United States'' first lunar landing mission.
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