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'One Giant Leap' 40 Years Later

On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy said, "I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth." On July 20, 1969, the goal was achieved when Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module pilot Buzz Aldrin landed on the lunar surface. Here are some images of that historic voyage 40 years ago

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Apollo 11 lifts off from Cape Kennedy, Fla., July 16, 1969. Five days later, Buzz Aldrin became the second man to walk on the moon.

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