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  Abbreviated timeline of the Apollo 11 mission.

  The timeline includes a memorandum from Friedjof A. Speer, manager of the Missions Operations Office, to employees of Marshall Space Flight Center. Speer notes that "astronaut Neil Armstrong is scheduled to be the first man to step onto the moon's surface." The timeline outlines the entire mission from liftoff at 8:32 AM on Wednesday, July 16, 1969 to splashdown at 11:49 AM on Thursday, July 24, 1969.
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  Map of completed and proposed Apollo moon landing sites.

  The map shows landing locations on the moon's surface, including proposed landing sites of the cancelled Apollo 18 and Apollo 19 missions. This map was created as part of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) Project.
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  The lunar roving vehicle (LRV) on the Moon.

  This photo shows the LRV on the moon at the Hadley-Appenine mountain range landing site during the Apollo 15 mission. Developed by Marshall Space Flight Center and built by Boeing, the LRV was an electric vehicle used to explore the Moon's surface during the Apollo 15, 16, and 17 missions.
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  Two astronauts driving a test model of the lunar roving vehicle (LRV).

  Developed by Marshall Space Flight Center and built by Boeing, the LRV was an electric vehicle used to explore the Moon's surface during the Apollo 15, 16, and 17 missions.
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  The lunar roving vehicle (LRV) during its construction.

  Developed by Marshall Space Flight Center and built by Boeing, the LRV was an electric vehicle used to explore the Moon's surface during the Apollo 15, 16, and 17 missions.
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  "Saturn I: The First Generation of Heavy Launch Vehicles Designed for Peaceful Exploration of Space."

  The leaflet outlines the history of Saturn launches and gives a physical description of the rocket. The description includes a diagram of each stage; specifications of each stage's thrust, propellants, liftoff weight, and burning time; and engine specifications.
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  Pamphlet from the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing Mission Celebration in Huntsville, Alabama.

  The pamphlet includes biographical information on the three Apollo 11 astronauts as well as Wernher von Braun, then director of Marshall Space Flight Center. The back of the pamphlet congratulates the NASA and aerospace employees in Huntsville "who have made this historic achievement possible."
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  "Steps to the Moon."

  This flier highlights Marshall Space Flight Center's role in the lunar landing and illustrates each step of a successful mission, from liftoff at Kennedy Space Center to splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.
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  The Apollo Lunar Surface Drill team at Marshall Space Flight Center.

  John Bensko, Jr. is seated in the center of the front row.
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  Wernher von Braun with daughter Margrit and son Peter in the crowd at the 1969 MSFC employee picnic.

  MSFC Director of Administration and Technical Services David H. Newby is shown in the foreground.