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On July 20, 1969, a spacecraft called Eagle made history when it carried the first humans to the surface of the Moon This browser does not support the video element. Eagle, or the Apollo 11 lunar ...

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There, he led a team responsible for planning and opening the National Air and Space Museum. The Apollo 11 capsule is in the museum’s collection along with many of Collins’ personal items from that ...

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