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Nation marks 50th anniversary of moon landing events
The United States marked Apollo 11's 50th anniversary with parties and events nationwide. At Kennedy Space Center Neil Armstrong's son Rick was saluted by Buzz Aldrin as Vice President Pence praised the astronauts and 400,000 workers. Across the globe teammates celebrated with races, concerts, and historic displays including the Columbia command module in Seattle and the Orion capsule preview in Florida.
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Cape Canaveral
Fila
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
NASA
Kennedy Space Center
Aldrin
Mike Pence
Armstrong
Wapakoneta
Ohio
Robert Rocco
Centerville
Museum of Flight
Seattle
Gilda Warden
Columbia
Sistine Chapel
Warden
Tacoma
Washington
Lunar
Sea of Tranquility
Kennedy
Pence
Michael Collins
Moon
Rick
Collins
Florida
Harrison Schmitt
Mars
Johnson Space Center
Houston
Mission Control
U.S. Space and Rocket Center
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Alabama
Smithsonian Institution
Tional Air and Space Museum
Apollo
Pennsylvania
Armstrong County
Moon Township
Historical Society
Society
Alan Morgan
New York
Yankee Stadium
Mike Massimino
Jack Aker
Aker
Massimino