A look back at the history made by Apollo 11

Crowds are gathering at Kennedy Space Center to mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch, the mission to put the first people on the moon. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the moon's surface, while Michael Collins orbited above. Tony Dokoupil reports from Kennedy Space Center.

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[davidcouncil]

Ironic how the people who don't believe we went only 240 thousand miles to the moon are the same idiots who think aliens traveled TRILLIONS of miles just to land in Roswell, NM

[shaheen]

What was the purpose of the trip to moon?. sure it's interesting, and a great achievement from the technological point of views .

[allysonbutler]

Been there it’s awesome place for nerds like me

[burpsygt]

if we went to the moon it wasnt strapped to a Rocket.

[isaiahasatou]

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