The three astronauts chosen for Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing mission. From left to right: Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, born in Montclair, New Jersey, in 1930; Michael Collins, born in Rome, Italy, in 1931; and Neil Armstrong, born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, in 1930. These space heroes made President John F. Kennedy’s dream a reality.

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