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American History

mahatmakanejeeves

(59,613 posts) Fri Jul 19, 2024, 02:03 PM Jul 19

On this day, July 19, 1969, Apollo 11 went behind the Moon and fired its service propulsion engine to enter lunar orbit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_16

• 1969 – Apollo program: Apollo 11, the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Kennedy, Florida.

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On this day, July 19, 1969, Apollo 11 went behind the Moon and fired its service propulsion engine to enter lunar orbit. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jul 19 OP

....and they stepped onto the lunar surface on July 20, 1969. sdfernando Jul 19 #1

They walked on the moon Tom Dyer Jul 19 #2