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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1969
Page
6
NASA reports suggest a possible shift of the moonwalk to 11 21 p m PDT after a four hour rest while Apollo 11 nears the moon. Astronauts Armstrong Aldrin and Collins provide updates from space as they approach lunar orbit and share scenes from the ship and kitchen.
New York reports the first lunar imprint will carry Psalm 8 verses in praise. The packet of messages and documents accompanies the Apollo 11 lunar visit site.
Soviet papers praised Apollo 11 as a bold, historic moon mission. Izvestia called the three astronauts courageous and wished them safety while Tass and other outlets provided brief updates alongside Luna 15. European papers echoed a global sense of unity as humanity awaited the first moon landing.
Mrs. Armstrong, wife of Neil Armstrong, told reporters at a Cape Kennedy press event that she believes the Apollo 11 moon landing has a 100 percent chance of success both technically and personally. She spoke after watching launch preparations and noted her family would adjust to the fame and time apart if splashdown prompts public attention.
President Nixon announced Apollo 11 will leave on the moon medals for the two Soviet cosmonauts who died, alongside the medals and flight insignia of three dead American astronauts. The Americans were Virgil Grissom Roger Chaffee and Edward White. the cosmonauts Yuri Gagarin and Vladimir Komarov died in spaceflight incidents.
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