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What You Didn't Know About the Apollo 11 Mission

From JFK's real motives to the Soviets' secret plot to land on the Moon at the same time, a new behind-the-scenes view of an unlikely triumph 50 years ago
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Pieces of Apollo: The Story of Space Exploration by the Artifacts
Neil Armstrong's Spacesuit Returns to Public View
Celebrate Apollo 50 at the National Air and Space Museum

People

I Was Among the Lucky Few to Walk in Space

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In a Single Grain of Moon Dust, 'Millions of Years' of Lunar History

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Apollo 11 Mission Memorialized With 2,200 Pounds of Butter

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Watch the Apollo 11 Anniversary Show That Was Projected Onto the Washington Monument

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Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins on the Past and Future of Space Exploration

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The Moon Landing Was the Television Event of the Decade
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Fifty Years Ago, the Crew of the Damaged Apollo 13 Came Home

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In a Single Grain of Moon Dust, 'Millions of Years' of Lunar History

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See Never-Before-Seen Footage of Armstrong and Aldrin on the Moon

Watch the Apollo 11 Anniversary Show That Was Projected Onto the Washington Monument

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Apollo's Legacy

Fifty Years Ago, the Crew of the Damaged Apollo 13 Came Home

In a Single Grain of Moon Dust, 'Millions of Years' of Lunar History

Apollo 11 Mission Memorialized With 2,200 Pounds of Butter

Watch the Apollo 11 Anniversary Show That Was Projected Onto the Washington Monument

Interactive Map Shows All 21 Successful Moon Landings

Before Going to the Moon, Apollo 11 Astronauts Trained at These Five Sites

The Best Books About the Apollo Program and Landing on the Moon

Restored Apollo Mission Control Center Brings the Moon Landing Era to Life

The Augmented Reality App That Lets You Experience the Moon Landing

A Smithsonian Curator Reflects on Apollo 10, the Mission That Made Landing on the Moon Possible

Apollo's Cultural Mark

In a Single Grain of Moon Dust, 'Millions of Years' of Lunar History

Apollo 11 Mission Memorialized With 2,200 Pounds of Butter

Watch the Apollo 11 Anniversary Show That Was Projected Onto the Washington Monument

While NASA Was Landing on the Moon, Many African Americans Sought Economic Justice Instead

A Cross-Country Guide to Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing

Yes, the United States Certainly DID Land Humans on the Moon

How Apollo 8 ‘Saved 1968’

Remembering When JFK Sent Us to the Moon