Moon Landing Sparks World Awe Across Continents
Global viewers hailed Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin as they stepped onto the moon, with crowds in Trafalgar Square and Paris cafes cheering. Leaders from Britain Italy India and many nations offered praise while Pravda gave Luna 15 limited prominence and the U S embassy in Saigon tracked the walk through radios.
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Wives Praise Apollo 11 Moon Landing Feats
Wives of the Apollo 11 crew echo national pride as Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins reach the moon The women describe the moment as unreal and deeply moving while planning postflight events and celebrating their husbands achievements Their children share in the excitement.
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Auburn residents reflect on Armstrong moon walk
In Auburn Massachusetts residents including grandmother Dorothy Sherbrook and local engineers react to Neil Armstrong stepping onto the moon. They express pride and nervous awe, recalling Goddard’s 1926 liquid fuel rocket work and the town’s ties to the space effort as families watched the televised historic moment.
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Apollo Moon Junk Left Behind by Astronauts
The Apollo 11 mission left nearly a million dollars in gear on the moon including cameras, a Kodak, a Hasselblad, and life support backpacks. The descent stage remains costly and the flag was left without a fixed price, while a silicone wafer with 78 countries’ goodwill messages cost NASA nothing.
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Thousands Sign With Airlines For Moon Trip
New York report says Pan American and Trans World Airlines opened reservations for a commercial rocket flight to the moon after Apollo 8. Pan Am reported about 25,000 names on the list, with growing interest at Trans World. If priced at today’s airfares around six cents a mile, the one way trip would cost about 14,000 dollars.
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