40th Anniversary of Apollo 11 Launch to the Moon!

                                           July 16, 1969

July 14, 2009

Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-130  NASA PLAYS AUDIO "TIME CAPSULE" OF HISTORIC APOLLO 11 MISSION  HOUSTON -- NASA will provide a unique audio "time capsule" in  observance of the 40th anniversary of the first human landing on the  moon. Audio from the entire Apollo 11 mission will be replayed and  streamed on the Internet at exactly the same time and date it was  broadcast in 1969.   The audio retrospective will begin at 6:32 a.m. CDT Thursday, July 16,  two hours before the spacecraft launched. The audio will continue  through splashdown of the mission at 11:51 a.m. CDT Friday, July 24,  and recovery of the crew shortly afterward. The Web stream will  feature the communications between the astronauts and ground teams,  and commentary from Mission Control at NASA's Johnson Space Center in  Houston.

Today is the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 launch to the Moon!

July 16, 1969

 

THE LAUNCH OF APOLLO 11
 
 
 
 APOLLO 11 Launch Coverage

To listen to the replay, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/apollo11_radio

For historical information about Apollo 11, visit: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo11

NASA's Apollo 40th anniversary Web site provides easy access to various agency resources and multimedia about the program and the history of human spaceflight, including a gallery of Apollo multimedia features.

The site is online at: http://www.nasa.gov/apollo40th

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