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American Apollo 11 astronauts with their wives at Heathrow Airport, London, UK, 23rd October 1969; (L-R) Neil Armstrong (1930 - 2012), Janet Armstrong (1934 - 2018), Michael Collins, Pat Collins (1930 - 2014), Edwin Aldrin, Joan Aldrin (1930 - 2015). (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

La importancia de la mujer en la Luna

24th July 1969: From left to right, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin Jnr, the crew of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing mission are subjected to a period of quarantine upon their return to earth. Through the window of their Mobile Quarantine Facility on the USS Hornet, they hold a conversation with President Richard Nixon. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)

El planeta Tierra, ¿nuevo parque nacional?

Lunar Module Pilot Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin standing next to the Solar Wind Composition experiment, part of the Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package (EASAP), at Tranquility Base on the surface of the Moon, during NASA's Apollo 11 lunar landing mission, July 1969. The Lunar Module or 'Eagle' is behind him. (Photo by Space Frontiers/Getty Images)

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Apollo 11: 50 años de la llegada del hombre a la Luna

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Flight director: We were in right place at right time

An Alien sculpture lines the side of the road in the town of Baker, California, also known as the 'Gateway to Area 51' on March 4, 2019.

What we know about Area 51

Human remains and musket balls found at battle site marking Napoleon Bonaparte's final defeat

Remains of amputated limbs from Battle of Waterloo found, experts say

Fifty years after the historic Apollo 11 mission, the giant Saturn V rocket remains the only launch vehicle to carry humans beyond low Earth orbit (LEO) to the Moon. A three-stage rocket, the Saturn V stood 363 feet tall (111 meters), nearly 60 feet taller than the Statue of Liberty. This still from Todd Douglas Miller's documentary feature for CNN Films/NEON, Apollo 11, captures the Saturn V space vehicle at ignition, as it lifted off from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, July 16, 1969.

Apollo 11 mission on stage and screen

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying satellites for the U.S. Air Force successfully launches from pad 39A on June 25, 2019 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The second space race is underway. America is already losing it

PORTRUSH, NORTHERN IRELAND - JULY 16: Tiger Woods of the United States plays a shot during a practice round prior to the 148th Open Championship held on the Dunluce Links at Royal Portrush Golf Club on July 16, 2019 in Portrush, United Kingdom. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

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