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20th JULY- NATIONAL MOON DAY

  •  July 20th commemorates the day man first walked on the moon in 1969.
  • NASA reported the moon landing as being “…the single greatest technological achievement of all time.”


  • On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 carried the first humans to the moon. 
  • Six hours after landing on the moon, American Neil Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface
  • . He spent two and a half hours outside the spacecraft.
  •  Buzz Aldrin soon followed, stepping onto the lunar surface.

  • The day doesn’t just celebrate the landmark mission. It also celebrates future missions. Private expeditions are taking humans further into space.

  • In 1971, President Richard Nixon proclaimed National Moon Landing Day on July 20th to honor the anniversary of man’s first moon landing. However, no continuing resolution followed.

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