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US Marks 50th Years Since Historic Apollo 11 Mission to Moon

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   Events in the southern U.S. state of Florida and Washington, D.C.
   Tuesday kicked off observances marking the 50th anniversary of the
   historic Apollo 11 mission to the moon.

   Apollo astronauts - Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins -
   blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida 50 years ago on
   the towering Saturn Five rocket to begin their journey to the moon.

   Washington's Smithsonian Air and Space Museum observed the day by
   unveiling a display featuring the restored space suit worn by
   Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the moon.

   U.S. Vice President Mike Pence presided at the event, along with NASA
   Chief Jim Bridenstine and Armstrong's son, Rick. Armstrong died in
   2012.

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