![]() The Apollo 11 moon landing was the realization of President John F. 1 The three vignettes that comprise Cox’s mural-the Apollo 11 launch from Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969, at the bottom the flag planting on the Moon on July 21, 1969, at the center and the view of “Earthrise” at the top-intertwine themes of technological and scientific progress with national cooperation and commitment and signal their global implications. Artist Allyn Cox completed the mural America’s First Moon Landing, July 21, 1969, in his studio, and the work was approved and installed in the Brumidi Corridors in April 1975. ![]() Senate Commission on Art, under the leadership of Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana, directed the creation of a mural commemorating the mission for the Senate wing of the U.S. So momentous was this event that, in 1972, the U.S. ![]() Approximately 650 million viewers worldwide tuned into live television to watch Armstrong’s and Aldrin’s first steps on the lunar surface. flag associated with the space program is the one astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin planted on the Moon on July 21, 1969. Together, these objects evidence the Senate’s support for space exploration and research and serve as tangible reminders of the first crewed lunar landing and NASA’s space shuttle program. Senate Collection includes thousands of fascinating and historic artifacts, but two in particular could be considered “out of this world!” These items-a 1969 United States flag and a 1993 printing of Thomas Jefferson’s A Manual of Parliamentary Practice-have flown to space on historic missions led by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and are now under the care of the Office of Senate Curator. ![]()
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