They Splash Down Into History - Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins SafeSpacecraft Tips Upside Down After Landing

(As it appeared in the Houston Chronicle Vol. 68 No. 281 Houston, Texas Thursday, July 24, 1969 Evening Edition)The world’s first lunar explorers returned safely to Earth today, marking a triumphant conclusion of the national goal established eight years ago by the late President John F. Kennedy.
The first man to leave his footprints on the Moon, Neil Armstrong, and his Apollo 11 teammates, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins, splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 11:50 a.m. Houston time.
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