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Apollo 11 in popular culture

First human spaceflight to land on the Moon.

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The Apollo 11 mission became the most watched television event up to that date, with over 53.5 million US households tuning in.[1][2] According to a NASA overview and a Broadcasting magazine article, around 650 million people globally saw Armstrong's first steps on the lunar surface.[1][3] A 1970 U.S. congressional hearing and the Encyclopedia of Television both state that the Apollo 11 mission garnered more news coverage than any other Apollo flight.[4]

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Field
Space exploration
Nationality
American
Known for
First human spaceflight to land on the Moon

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Key facts and history

The United States declared a national day of celebration on Monday, July 21, 1969, allowing most employees a paid day off.[5] Hungary rejected an invitation to host the astronauts due to strained relations over the Hungarian crown jewels.[6] The U.S. released stamps for the 20th, 25th, and 30th anniversaries; the 1989 20th-anniversary stamp raised concerns because it depicted astronauts on the Moon, which conflicted with a law prohibiting living individuals on stamps, though the USPS never officially stated the figures were specifically Armstrong and Aldrin.[7] Armstrong and Aldrin cancelled a commemorative stamp on the lunar surface without any ceremony, as NASA decided the pre-written dialogue provided by the USPS was too long and awkward.[8]

A copy of Neil Armstrong's footprint can be found at Tranquillity Park in Houston, Texas, a park that was dedicated in the summer of 1979.[9]

What the cited sources add

In Uruguay, the government declared coverage of "general interest," allowing all free-to-air channels to broadcast the mission.[10] A 1970 U.S. congressional hearing reported that every nation with the technical means broadcast the Apollo 11 landing live, and the coverage was largely favorable.[4]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Apollo 11 in popular culture" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Apollo 11 Mission Overview", NASA, 17 April 2015; "Television Obscurities – Apollo 11 Footage Missing", 20 July 2009; "Broadcasting Magazine, pg 50 – Apollo 11 turns out as biggest show on earth" (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  2. "Television Obscurities – Apollo 11 Footage Missing", 20 July 2009. facts only, no text reused. tvobscurities.com
  3. "Apollo 11 Mission Overview", NASA, 17 April 2015. facts only, no text reused. nasa.gov
  4. Wikipedia, "Apollo 11 in popular culture" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "NASA Authorization for Fiscal Year 1971 Hearings, Ninety-First Congress, Second Session on S. 3374", United States Government Printing Office, 1970, p. 1015; Newcomb, "Encyclopedia of Television", Taylor & Francis, 2014-02-03, p. 2151 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Apollo 11 in popular culture" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Apollo 11", The Planetary Society; "Proclamation 3919—National Day of Participation Honoring the Apollo 11 Mission The American Presidency Project", www.presidency.ucsb.edu (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Apollo 11 in popular culture" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Maksel 2014; Maksel 2014 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Apollo 11 in popular culture" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Cavallaro 2018, p. 285; NPM 1; NPM 1; NPM 1; NPM 1; NPM 2 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Apollo 11 in popular culture" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: AA 1971, p. 232; AA 1971, p. 232; AA 1971, p. 232 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Apollo 11 in popular culture" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: SERVICES, "Houston Historic Walk", ArcGIS StoryMaps, 2023-09-12 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Apollo 11 in popular culture" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Guerra de canales y enviados especiales: así contaron los medios uruguayos el alunizaje", El Observador; "Canal 12 fue el único que transmitió el despegue del Apolo 11 a la luna", Teledoce.com, 2019-07-20 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Apollo 11 in popular culture (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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