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The 38 pages that link to Apollo 11, each with the reason it gives.

• Apollo programBroader topic: Its landing fulfilled Apollo’s central objective.

• Space RaceBroader topic: Its lunar landing fulfilled the most visible U.S. goal of the contest.

• Walter CronkiteRelated: Cronkite’s enthusiastic coverage made the lunar landing a landmark television event.

• Apollo Guidance ComputerBroader topic: Its lunar landing relied on AGC guidance despite computer alarms and high workload.

• Deke SlaytonRelated: Slayton’s crew-assignment office helped establish the crew rotation leading to the lunar landing.

• Apollo Lunar ModuleBroader topic: Its Lunar Module, Eagle, made the first crewed lunar landing.

• Planetary protectionBroader topic: Its astronauts and samples prompted early quarantine measures for extraterrestrial material.

• Lunar laser rangingBroader topic: Its astronauts deployed the first lunar laser-ranging retroreflector array.

• Saturn VBroader topic: A Saturn V launched the crew and spacecraft that achieved the first lunar landing.

• Alan ShepardRelated: Its success preceded Shepard’s later lunar landing in the Apollo program.

• MoonBroader topic: Its landing and returned samples mark the first direct human exploration of the lunar surface.

• Neil ArmstrongBroader topic: Armstrong commanded this mission and descended to the lunar surface with Buzz Aldrin.

• Apollo 8Related: Apollo 8’s lunar-orbit success helped establish confidence and experience ahead of the landing.

• Atmospheric reentryBroader topic: Its command module used a heat shield and guided entry to bring the crew home.

• Lunar explorationBroader topic: Its landing made crewed lunar surface exploration a reality.

• Lunar magma oceanBroader topic: Its samples included highland rocks used to investigate early lunar crust formation.

• John GlennCompared with: Apollo 11 marked a lunar landing, a later milestone beyond Glenn’s Earth orbit.

• Katherine JohnsonBroader topic: Johnson contributed calculations for the mission’s trajectory and backup procedures.

• Apollo 16Compared with: Apollo 16 followed it as a later mission with a different landing region and scientific aims.

• Space explorationBroader topic: Its landing demonstrated that people could travel to and work on another world.

• AstronautBroader topic: Its crew demonstrated the distinctive demands of a crewed lunar landing.

• NASA Astronaut Group 5Broader topic: Group 5 member Michael Collins piloted its command module in lunar orbit.

• SpacecraftBroader topic: Its crewed spacecraft carried people to the lunar surface and back.

• Project GeminiRelated: Its lunar-orbit rendezvous depended on techniques tested extensively during Gemini.

• Space rendezvousBroader topic: The lunar module rendezvoused with the command module in lunar orbit after ascent.

• Buzz AldrinBroader topic: Aldrin landed in the lunar module and walked on the Moon during this mission.

• David BrinkleyRelated: Brinkley’s network coverage brought major spaceflight events into his news work.

• Michael CollinsRelated: Collins piloted its command module in lunar orbit while Armstrong and Aldrin landed.

• Orbital spaceflightBroader topic: Its crew traveled through Earth orbit, lunar orbit, and a return trajectory.

• Fred HaiseRelated: Haise was backup lunar module pilot for Apollo 11 before becoming a prime crew member.

• 1960sBroader topic: Its Moon landing made the decade’s space race a globally watched achievement.

• Jodrell Bank ObservatoryRelated: Jodrell Bank followed the mission and monitored Soviet lunar spacecraft during the landing.

• Thomas P. StaffordRelated: Apollo 10’s successful rehearsal helped clear the way for this landing mission.

• Charles DukeCompared with: Duke served as capsule communicator during this landmark flight, before his own lunar mission.

• History of spaceflightBroader topic: Its lunar landing became the most visible achievement of the early crewed space race.

• Kennedy Space CenterBroader topic: Its launch from Kennedy made the center synonymous with the Moon landing.

• Near side of the MoonBroader topic: Its landing site was selected on the near side, within direct radio contact with Earth.

• Locomotion in SpaceBroader topic: Its astronauts moved by spacecraft, lunar module, and foot travel across the surface.