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Today In Space History: Apollo 11 Landing

By TonyF on 20 July 2008 at 11:42PM

Today marks 39 years since astronauts first walked on the moon. Apollo 11's Eagle lunar module touched down on the lunar surface on 20 July 1969.

Today is also the 32nd anniversary of Viking 1's successful landing on the surface of Mars in 1976.

Today is also the 9th birthday of NewsFromSpace!

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