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First NASA flight director Chris Kraft dies at 95

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Beaumont Children's Museum celebrates Apollo 11 anniversary

Dozens of children spent the day at Beaumont Children's Museum, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11. Families enjoyed several moon-based activities, such as building space shops and learning about different star constellations.
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Nation celebrates 50th Apollo 11 anniversary

Celebrations are going on across the country to mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, when Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon.
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Former Nederland Boy Scout leader remembers taking troop to watch Apollo 11 moon landing

This former Boy Scout leader is 94 years old. He took a group of scouts to see the Apollo 11 landing on the moon 50 years ago.
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Celebrate the Apollo 11 anniversary with these Houston-area events

There are dozens of events planned throughout the area to celebrate the historic mission.
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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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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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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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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)