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Article: AUBURN UNIVERSITY TO COMMEMORATE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST MOON LANDING
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- July 11, 2009
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AUBURN, Ala., July 10 -- Auburn University issued the following news release:
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the launch of the Apollo 11 moon landing mission, Auburn University will present "The Eagle has Landed at Auburn," a free, public symposium, beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 16.
The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art will host lectures and book signings throughout the day. A film screening at 7 p.m. in the ballroom of the Auburn University Student Center will include footage of news coverage and a documentary film.
The first moon landing mission was flown by Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins in July 1969. Jim Hansen, an Auburn ...