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Apollo 11
First NASA flight director Chris Kraft dies at 95
Christopher Kraft, NASA's first flight director and the brains behind Mission Control, has died at the age of 95.
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.
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.
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.
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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Apollo 11, Atlanta Remembers
Atlanta residents share memories of Apollo 11
Apollo 11 moon landing facts you may not know
'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.
Neil Armstrong’s sons remember him ahead of Apollo 11 anniversary
"We were just an ordinary family doing ordinary family stuff. It's just that dad was doing extraordinary stuff when he was at work," Mark Armstrong said.
Apollo 11, Atlanta Remembers
Since 11Alive is the place Where Atlanta Speaks, we went to talk to residents about their personal stories.
Why is man planning to return to the moon?
The last manned mission to the moon was in 1972.
Apollo 11 moon landing remains one of the most watched TV moments
The Apollo 11 moon landing held the record for TV viewership for more than a decade.
50 years ago, Atlantans led Apollo 11 protests
Kennedy Space Center emptied – and Atlanta civil rights figures Ralph Abernathy and Hosea Williams emerged to lead a protest against the space program.
Apollo 11 astronaut returns to launch pad 50 years later
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins shared stories and recalled the tension surrounding the crew on the day the Saturn V rocket blasted off.
The forgotten and loneliest hero behind Apollo 11's success
Humans landed on the moon 50 years ago. But there was one forgotten hero who was in the loneliest seat in the solar system, ensuring the historic moment happened.
Apollo 11 at 50: Celebrating first steps on another world
Back in 1961, NASA had barely 15 minutes of human suborbital flight under its belt when JFK issued the challenge of landing a man on the moon by decade's end.
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