Article: Moon cast a spiritual spell on astronauts. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. _ It remains civilization's most dazzling technical achievement: Twenty-five years ago Wednesday, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon. 
But just before they took those first steps, that ``giant leap for mankind,'' Aldrin reached into his Personal Preference Kit and pulled out a Bible and a silver chalice and sacramental bread and wine. 
There, on the moon, using items that he smuggled on board, Buzz Aldrin celebrated Communion ``to recognize that we are all one mankind under God.'' 
This was not an aberration. One unexpected result of the Apollo moon program, the greatest science project in history: 
Many of ...

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