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Apollo 11 tapes bought for $218 may sell for millions after nearly being lost
By Miranda Bryant
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NASA's Johnson Space Center
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Celebrating a giant leap forward, 55 years later.
Apollo 10 encompassed all aspects of the crewed lunar landing minus the actual landing. The eight-day flight was the first crewed flight to operate around the Moon just nine miles away from the lunar surface with @NASAAstronauts… pic.twitter.com/kNXxvLjKic
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National Air and Space Museum
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On #TDIH in 1969, the Apollo 10 astronauts began their return journey from the Moon back to Earth in command module "Charlie Brown."
This photo of Earth rising above the lunar horizon was taken during the mission. pic.twitter.com/D4WhQkr6jS
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NASA History Office
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They were so close, so why didn’t the Apollo 10 astronauts just land on the Moon?
Many reasons: the lunar module (LM) was too heavy, the landing software was not ready, and the ascent stage of the LM did not have enough fuel to get back to the command module in orbit. pic.twitter.com/MHXP72iNKt
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NASA History Office
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“I keep telling Neil Armstrong that we painted that white line in the sky all the way to the moon." —Eugene Cernan
#OTD in 1969, Apollo 10 astronauts descended to within 9 miles of the lunar surface—the closest approach to the Moon until Apollo 11. go.nasa.gov/3wFlKe3 pic.twitter.com/KtmlgNH1GW
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