Encoded Trivia #116

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NASA's Apollo 11 mission achieved the first moon landing on July 20, 1969, with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walking on the lunar surface. According to NASA, this accomplishment fulfilled President Kennedy's goal of landing a man on the moon before 1970. The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum displays artifacts from this historic mission. Space historians note how 1969 represented the peak of the Space Race. The moon landing remains humanity's greatest exploration achievement.