Reader\'s Digest Australia - 07.2019

July• 2019 | 27

50TH ANNIVERSARY

LUNAR LANDING

N

o event in history has received

such immediate and thor-

ough coverage as the flight of

Apollo 11. Tens of millions of words,

printed and spoken, described the

mission in every language and every

medium of communication. From

the moment of launch to the arrival

of the astronauts aboard the USS Hor-

net, a team of Reader’s Digest writers

and editors filed exclusive reports

and gathered accounts from books,

magazines, newspapers, from wire

services and radio and TV stations

around the globe. Here is the stor y of

that historic week when humankind

LIFTOFF

The Voyage of Apollo 11

THE

COUNTDOWN TO

The moon landing on July 20, 1969, was the

culmination of decades of effort and planning.

Here’s how Launch Day unfolded

BY RD EDITORS

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