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mahatmakanejeeves

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Fri Jul 19, 2024, 01:03 PM Jul 2024

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

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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