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AP publishes Apollo 11 biography for 50th anniversary
The Associated Press has published “Apollo 11: An AP Special Anniversary Edition” to mark the 50th anniversary of the first manned lunar landing.
The biography explores how the U.S. forged the necessary technology during the turbulent 1960s to allow man to set foot on the moon. It remembers those who sacrificed to make the great enterprise succeed.
The triumph of the astronauts, especially Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, was more than a victory for the U.S. It was also a milestone for mankind.
“What makes this biography about the Apollo 11 mission special is its real-time approach to how the AP covered this historic event as it happened,” said Peter Costanzo, AP’s director of programming. “It also includes a section featuring original newspapers with headlines that captured the excitement of that pivotal moment back in 1969.”
The space race began in 1957, when the Soviet Union hurled Sputnik, the first man-made satellite, into orbit. The U.S. took up the challenge to also explore the next frontier. A dozen years and $25 billion later, Apollo 11 landed on the moon and man set foot on the lunar surface for the first time.
“Apollo 11: An AP Special Anni
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Apollo
Greek god of music, prophecy and healing
This article is about the Greek and Roman god. For the spaceflight program, see Apollo program. For other uses, see Apollo (disambiguation).
"Thyraeus" redirects here. For other uses, see Thyraeus (mythology).
"Phoebus" redirects here. Not to be confused with Phobos (mythology). For other uses, see Phoebus (disambiguation).
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Apollo Belvedere, c. 120–140 CE | |
| Abode | Mount Olympus |
| Planet | Sun Mercury[1] (antiquity) |
| Animals | Raven, swan, wolf |
| Symbol | Lyre, laurel wreath, python, bow and arrows |
| Tree | laurel, cypress |
| Mount | A chariot drawn by swans |
| Born | Delos |
| Parents | Zeus and Leto |
| Siblings | Artemis (twin), and many paternal half-siblings |
| Children | Asclepius, Aristaeus, Corybantes, Hymen, Apollonis, Amphiaraus, Anius, Apis, Cycnus, Eurydice, Hector, Linus of Thrace, Lycomedes, Melaneus, Melite, Miletus, Mopsus, Oaxes, Oncius, Orpheus, Troilus, Phemonoe, Philammon, Tenerus, Trophonius, and various others |
| Celtic | Grannus |
Apollo[a] is one of the Olympian deities in ancient Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology. Apollo has been recognized as a god of archery, music and dance, truth and prophecy, healing and diseases, the Sun and lig