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[b]NASA Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Moon Landing[/b] On July 16, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins lifted off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a journey to the Moon and into history. Four days later, while Collins orbited the Moon in the command module, Armstrong and Aldrin landed Apollo 11's lunar module, Eagle, on the Moon's Sea of Tranquility, becoming the first humans to set foot on the lunar surface. Highlights of events in which NASA is participating: [b]July 16 – Apollo 11 Launch Reflection at Pad 39A[/b] Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins will reunite at the historic launch pad where Apollo 11 began its mission 50 years ago for a question-and-answer session with Kennedy Center Director Bob Cabana, beginning at 9:15 a.m. EDT, followed by a visit the Launch Control Center and Firing Room 1 to connect with Apollo-era launch controllers and those who will launch the Artemis missions that are part of America's Moon to Mars approach for human space exploration. This event will air live on NASA Television and the agency's website. [b]July 19 – NASA's Giant Leaps: Past and Future[/b] On July 19, NASA's Giant Leaps: Past and Future will air 1 to 3 p.m. EDT on NASA TV and the agency's website, and will be simulcast on the Discovery Science Channel. Hosted from the agency's Kennedy Space Center, the show will salute the heroes of Apollo and discuss the agency's future plans, with segments at: [list][*]The National Mall in Washington [*]NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, including the newly restored Apollo Mission Control Operations Room and Space Center Houston, Johnson's official visitors center [*]The U.S. Space & Rocket Center near NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama [*]Neil Armstrong's hometown of Wapakoneta, Ohio [*]The Apollo 11 command module on display at the Museum of Flight in Seattle[/list] The show also will feature slices of Americana at other anniversary celebrations around the country. At 3 p.m., NASA TV will air a special program, STEM Forward to the Moon, which will feature kids participating in Moon landing simulations at four partner museums across the nation: [list][*]Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas [*]Saint Louis Science Center in St. Louis [*]Columbia Memorial Space Center in Downey, California [*]Arizona Science Center in Phoenix[/list]
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