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Apollo 11 and its 1969 moon landing will be celebrated with two special stamps from the U.S. Postal Service – and the honors will start right where the historic space flight began. “The… ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. Now you will be able to buy a piece of that iconic moment. The U.S. Mint unveiled a coin ...
Numismatists and space enthusiasts in 2019 will be able to buy U.S. Mint-made commemorative coins celebrating the 50th anniversary of NASA’s historic Apollo 11 moon landing. “It’s a chance ...
Apollo 11 ended the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, fulfilling a national goal proposed in 1961 by then-president John F. Kennedy of “landing a man on the Moon and returning ...
NASA astronaut Christina Koch displays a U.S. Mint Apollo 11 50th Anniversary commemorative coin on board the International Space Station in May 2019. (Image credit: NASA/US Mint) ...
• "Apollo 11 50th Anniversary 2019 Proof $5 Gold Coin," priced at $418.75 Work to develop the coin, which features a shape designed to mimic that of astronauts' visors, began in 2016.
A Pella man has been recognized for pioneering efforts to see Congress authorize an Apollo 11 50th Anniversary commemorative coin.. Michael Olson was awarded the U.S. Mint Director's Award earlier ...
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Bill Posey (R-FL), Frederica Wilson (D-FL) John Culberson (R-TX), Gene Green (D-TX) and Rod Blum (R-IA) introduced legislation to recognize and celebrate ...
WHAT: A ceremony to launch the sale of the U.S. Mint’s new Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Collection, coin purchasing and astronaut autograph opportunities. Charlie Duke, Apollo ...
Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin, Jr. were the other two astronauts. The medal is set in an envelope with a postmark of July 20, 1969, and the adjoining postcard has a first-day issue of the Apollo 11 ...
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- From cookies, beer, and even machetes, many companies are getting in on the fun to celebrate the Apollo 11 anniversary. Saturday marks 50 years since we saw man first step ...
The 50th anniversary of the first moon landing is still three years away, but the opportunity for the United States Treasury to issue coins commemorating the Apollo 11 mission's half-centennial is ...