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President John Kennedy explained to Congress that he wanted the US to achieve the goal to "landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth"
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NASA had their first Apollo mission. Apollo 7 orbited the Earth and went to the moon
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This mission took three astronauts to the dark side of the moon and back
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This mission tested the lunar module while in Earth orbit
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This mission held a complete spacecraft around the moon preparing for the July landing mission
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This history making mission took off from the Kennedy Space Center. Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins were all aboard.
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Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first ever to land on the moon
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Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon
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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin placed a US flag onto the moon and a plaque that stated, "Here men from the planet Earth first set foot on the moon--July 1969 A.D-- We came in peace for all mankind."
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The astronauts returned safely, falling into the Pacific Ocean at 12:50 PM.
