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Por NASA Podcast #Recomendado Tweet Lesser Known Stories of Apollo 11 On Episode 101, NASA historian Jennifer Ross-Nazzal shares some of the lesser known stories of the Apollo 11 mission 50 years after the historic landing of humans on the Moon. Alumni from NASA's Apollo program share memories from their unique roles in those missions.

Por NASA Podcast #Recomendado Tweet "I took a trip with the Apollo 11 crew." Connie from Key Largo, Florida, had an eventful year in 1969-- but the Moon landing stands out for him.

Por NASA Podcast #Recomendado Tweet "I feel very lucky to be born on that special day." Anna from Italy was born on July 20, 1969, and feels connected to the Moon.

Por NASA Podcast #Recomendado Tweet BONUS: Apollo Story Roundup Throughout the series, you heard memories of the first Moon landing from people all over the world. In this bonus episode, we share a few more stories: a trip to Rome, a girl with binoculars and a reel-to-reel tape recorder.

Por NASA Podcast #Recomendado Tweet Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Apollo Lunar Landing Training Lisa Jones, NASA Landing and Impact Research Facility Manager, discusses the facility where the Apollo astronauts trained for the lunar landing.

Por NASA Podcast #Recomendado Tweet Apollo 11 to Now For the 100th episode, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine discusses the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing as NASA continues to move forward towards an exciting future with a sustainable lunar presence.

Por NASA Podcast #Recomendado Tweet "We wanted to try and make it a memorable moment." Gene from Frederick, Maryland went the extra mile to make sure his young kids remembered the Moon landing.

Por NASA Podcast #Recomendado Tweet "We were expecting our first child." Bonnie from Reno, Nevada was expecting her first child as she watched the Moon from her bungalow with her husband.

Por NASA Podcast #Recomendado Tweet "The memory brings tears to my eyes every time." Jill from La Jolla, California wanted to be an astronaut in an age where that seemed impossible for women.

Por NASA Podcast #Recomendado Tweet "The eight-day voyage of Apollo 11 was a bittersweet time for me." Though his family was going through tough times in 1969, Tom from Yuba City, California, remembers watching the launch with enthusiasm and looks forward to seeing the space shuttle Columbia with his son this summer.

Por NASA Podcast #Recomendado Tweet From Apollo to Artemis NASA looks back at the Apollo era and ahead at the Artemis missions to the Moon and Mars.

Por NASA Podcast #Recomendado Tweet "I was determined to watch those first steps." Dr. Harold Geller from Fairfax, Virginia, used to frequent the Hayden Planetarium.

Por NASA Podcast #Recomendado Tweet "It's made me very emotional today." Cecelia from Lakewood, California, remembers the excitement of 1969.

Por NASA Podcast #Recomendado Tweet "I had my kitten Poppy with me." Janette from San Mateo, California, watched the landing with her new kitten, Poppy! She was inspired to pursue science and became a marine biologist.

Por NASA Podcast #Recomendado Tweet "We need to find a TV." Franco from Geneva, Switzerland, was in Italy during the landing. He woke up a cafe owner so that he and his friends could watch the first steps on television.

Por NASA Podcast #Recomendado Tweet "It was a great day in Pearl Harbor." Nancy from Elk Grove, California grew up by Pearl Harbor and got a special sight of the astronauts of Apollo 11.

Por NASA Podcast #Recomendado Tweet "We had a terrific view." John from Peachtree Corners, Georgia, visited his uncle, a NASA engineer at Kennedy Space Center, for the launch and landing of Apollo 11.

Por NASA Podcast #Recomendado Tweet "I was a thirteen-year-old boy from Milan, Italy." Dario from Milan, Italy, watched the Moon landing at age 13 and was forever captivated by space exploration.

Por NASA Podcast #Recomendado Tweet "I was forever changed." Laurence from New York City recalls growing up in South Africa, watching the landing in Europe and his subsequent correspondence with Neil Armstrong.

Por NASA Podcast #Recomendado Tweet "The Moon landing represented the excitement of coming-of-age." Larry from Centralia, Washington, watched the landing on board a vintage oceanography ship anchored by Fox Island.