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During training, Neil Armstrong practices attaching a Hasselblad camera to a mount on his suit. Buzz Aldrin helps him see what he's doing by raising his visor.

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‘Isn’t That Something!’: Looking Back at the Moon Landing (in Photos)

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the first spaceflight to put humans on the moon. We went into the NASA archives of the Apollo 11 mission to remember the uncertainty and wonder of that week in 1969.

Maxine Speier

Newly restored Apollo Mission Control Room at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

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The First Moon Landing Was Achieved With Less Computing Power Than a Cell Phone or a Calculator

It is often said that we now have more computing power in our pocket than the computer aboard Apollo 11 did 50 years ago. But is that true? And, if so, how much more powerful are our phones?

Graham Kendall