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Also Known As lunar exploration

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Moon's far side from Luna 3, 1959
Luna 9
Surveyor 1
Buzz Aldrin on the Moon
Galileo survey of the Moon
Global distribution of iron on the Moon's surface
Buzz Aldrin on the Moon
Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin stands on the Moon in a white spacesuit, with the lunar surface and his shadow visible; Neil Armstrong and the Lunar Module are reflected in his visor.
Apollo 15 Command and Service modules, 1971
footprint on the Moon
What do rocks collected during Apollo 11 reveal about the Moon and beyond?
NASA's journey to landing a man on the Moon
Watch Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins travel to the Moon on Apollo 11
Neil Armstrong Takes Humankind's First Steps on the Lunar Surface During NASA's Apollo 11 Mission
Apollo 11's incredible journey to the Moon
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Buzz Aldrin
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Portrait of Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen in an orange spacesuit with mission patches and a Canadian flag on the shoulder, facing forward against a dark background.
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Artemis II crew members Christina Koch, Jeremy Hansen, Reid Wiseman, and Victor Glover wear eclipse glasses and smile while floating in their spacecraft during a lunar mission.
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Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
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Michael Collins
Michael Collins
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John W. Young
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David Scott
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Jim Lovell
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Frank Borman
Frank Borman
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Pete Conrad
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William A. Anders
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Al Worden
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