Apollo

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The legacy of Apollo runs deeply through the veins of this mission.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

When the Apollo 11 astronauts departed the moon in 1969, they left behind a plaque with the words “We came in peace for all mankind.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

The mission marks another step forward in NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the moon for the first time since the Apollo era and eventually establish a sustained presence there.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

The Apollo 11 Moon landing in 1969 saw approximately one-fifth of the global population tune in.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Then on January 27, 1967, a space flight numbered AS-204, later known as Apollo 1, was moving through its preflight tests to send the first manned space flight to the moon.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson