VICE PRESIDENT GORE PRESENTS APOLLO 11 CREW WITH SAMUEL P. LANGLEY MEDAL ALSO, STRESSES PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO SPACE PROGRAM

From: Regulatory Intelligence Data | Date: July 20, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

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Washington, DC -- In recognition of their brave, historic 1969 mission to the moon, Vice President Gore today awarded the crew of Apollo 11 -- Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins -- the Samuel P. Langley medal, the highest honor bestowed by the Smithsonian Board of Regents.

On May 25, 1961, President Kennedy made a public commitment to land an American on the Moon by the end of the decade. On July 16, 1969, a Saturn V rocket blasted off from Kennedy Space center carrying the crew of Apollo 11. Four days later, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, aboard the ...

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