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July 21, 1969: 34 years ago a man lands on the Moon

Washington, Usa - Now there's more technology, but it's just the beginning

"That's one small step for man but one giant leap for mankind". With these words, on July 21, 1969, at 2:56 GMT, Neil Armstrong announced the first landing of a human being on the lunar ground, in the Sea of Tranquillity: 20 minutes before the lunar module "Eagle" had been positioned on the Earth satellite. It has been be one of the greatest human enterprises, coming from the spacial race between...

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Rome, Italy, 07/21/2003 15:33
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