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When I was 21 years of age I sat before the television and watched the first moon landing on July 16, 1969. When the descent vehicle, named “Eagle,” touched the moon’s surface, Commander Neil Armstrong spoke the words, “The Eagle has landed.” Upon looking at a video of this historic ...

I remember sitting at my television the evening of July 20, 1979. I was 20 years of age. From 240,000 miles away I saw live footage of Neil Armstrong become the first man to step on the moon and say the famous words: “That’s one small step for a man, ...