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00:20 Today is National Moon Day, also known as the Space Exploration Day.
00:25 Every year, this day is celebrated to commemorate the anniversary of the United States' first
00:30 crewed mission to the Moon, and the landing of astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
00:34 on Moon on July 20, 1969.
00:38 Apart from honoring the historic landing on the Moon, National Moon Day is also celebrated
00:43 as a reminder of the contribution of space scientists and astronauts for the exploration
00:47 of Moon.
00:48 The celebration behind the day is not only about the landing on the Moon but also about
00:52 the progress made by mankind towards lunar exploration so far.
00:57 Moreover, this day offers an opportunity to increase people's knowledge about the Moon
01:01 and space exploration programs undertaken by the United States and other countries.
01:06 The day aims to educate and promote the need for regulations of activities around space
01:11 exploration.
01:12 NASA's Apollo 11 mission was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July
01:17 16, 1969 with three astronauts aboard the rocket ship, Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz"
01:23 Aldrin, and Michael Collins.
01:26 The lunar module nicknamed "The Eagle," carrying only Aldrin and Armstrong, separated from
01:31 the command module where Collins was.
01:33 It was at 10.56 p.m. on July 20 that Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the
01:39 Moon as he descended from the ladder.
01:41 He said the famous lines, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
01:46 Soon after, Aldrin also landed on the Moon's surface.
02:11 In 1971, President Richard Nixon proclaimed National Moon Landing Day on July 20, two
02:17 years after the man's first moon landing.
02:20 In 1984, the day was proclaimed a holiday by United States President Ronald Reagan.
02:26 In 2019, President Donald Trump proclaimed July 20 as the 50th anniversary observance
02:32 of the Apollo 11 lunar landing.
02:35 In 2021, the UN General Assembly declared International Moon Day on July 20, in its
02:40 resolution on "international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space."
02:46 The theme of the National Moon Day 2023 is "lunar exploration, coordination and sustainability"
02:52 that would aim to raise awareness about the importance of international cooperation in
02:55 sustainable moon exploration.
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