Photo: Apollo 11 Flashback: 1969 National Geographic Coverage

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Photographed by an automatic camera on their lunar-landing module, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin plant an American flag on the moon during the first manned moon landing on July 20, 1969.

Apollo 11 photograph courtesy NASA

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