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A Celebration of Human Spaceflight

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Today in Space

23760
days since first human spaceflight
69
years of the Space Age
~600
humans have been to space
12
people have walked on the Moon

A View from the Observatory

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Today's Reflection

"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

— Neil Armstrong

Space Fact of the Day

The footprints on the Moon will last for 100 million years because there's no wind or water to erode them.

Mission Spotlight

Apollo 11

July 20, 1969

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon while Michael Collins orbited above. 'That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.'