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Category: Today In History

JULY 16, 2009
40 years ago today...

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(Photo credit: NASA)

Forty years ago today, Apollo 11 launched from Cape Canaveral with a three-man crew.  Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin would become the first men to step foot on the lunar surface on July 20, 1969, while Michael Collins remained in orbit around the moon, piloting the command module.  As a child of the late 1970s and something of a space nut, I was always a little upset that I didn't get to experience the moon landing when it happened, but I always enjoyed hearing people's recollections about the event...and I hold out hope that we'll return to the moon (or, even better, go to Mars!) in my lifetime. 

Buzz Aldrin has recently written a new book, Magnificent Desolation, a memoir of his time in the Apollo program, the moon landing, and his life back on Earth.  Our copy is currently checked out, but you can place a hold on it through the library catalog or by calling us at 860-693-5800.

In the meantime, check out some of these sites about the Apollo missions:

NASA's page on the Apollo program.  There is also a special page specifically on the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing.

We Choose the Moon, an interactive website from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, offering a real-time look back at the mission.

Do you use Twitter?  Follow AP11_CAPCOM for real-time tweets, as if the mission were happening today.

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