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User:JoshuaB/Draft of Apollo 11 (view source)
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[[Image:Apollo 11 Launch.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Apollo 11 launch]]
[[Image:Apollo 11 Launch.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Apollo 11 launch]]
'''Apollo 11''' was the American spaceflight that landed the first human beings on the Moon on July 20, 1969. This event is considered to be the moment the [[United States]] triumphed over it's long time rival in the [[Space Race]], the [[Soviet Union]].
'''Apollo 11''' was the American spaceflight that landed the first human beings on the Moon on July 20, 1969. This event is considered to be the moment the [[United States]] triumphed over its long time rival in the [[Space Race]], the [[Soviet Union]].
The crew consisted of Commander Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr., and [[Michael Collins]]. [[Buzz Aldrin]] was second on the moon. Collins orbited in the command module. They broadcast a live videotaping and placed the [[Flag of the United States of America|flag]] and a plaque which read: ''"Here men from the planet Earth first set foot on the moon July 1969, A.D. We came in peace for all mankind."'' They then gathered rocks and soil.
The crew consisted of Commander Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr., and [[Michael Collins]]. [[Buzz Aldrin]] was second on the moon. Collins orbited in the command module. They broadcast a live videotaping and placed the [[Flag of the United States of America|flag]] and a plaque which read: ''"Here men from the planet Earth first set foot on the moon July 1969, A.D. We came in peace for all mankind."'' They then gathered rocks and soil.