Destination Moon, four decades on

It has been 40 years since Apollo 11’s Eagle lander touched down on the surface of the Moon.
For decades after Neil Armstrong took his ‘one small step for man’ it seemed Earth’s closest space neighbour had lost some of its shine for exploration.
But in recent years, mankind has started taking a ‘giant leap’ once more.

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tags: Anniversary, Space, USA