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Apollo 11 Bootprint

This bootprint marks one of the first steps human beings took on the moon in July 1969.
Image Credit: NASA
Published: October 5, 2017

This bootprint marks one of the first steps human beings took on the moon in July 1969. It was made by American astronaut Buzz Aldrin during the Apollo 11 mission.

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