Apollo program

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A series of space flights undertaken by the United States with a goal of landing a man on the moon. Each Apollo flight carried a crew of three astronauts. The first lunar landing by humans was achieved by Apollo 11 on July 20, 1969. Five other successful lunar landings followed. The Apollo program ended in 1974. It was named after the Greek god of learning, Apollo.

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Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon.

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She completed a yoga teacher-training program and, in the spring of 2008, went on a retreat in Peru to study with shamans.
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The program has not made a final selection on which upgrades will actually be included in future versions of the F-35.
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In fact, according to F-35 program sources, the next software upgrades are not yet fully defined nor are they fully funded.
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According to the USDA, student participation began to fall, with 1.4 million students opting out of the lunch program entirely.
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But the program is just six weeks long, the Pentagon admitted Monday.
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For in the whole program of peaceful socialism there is nothing wrong at all except one thing.
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Nor was ever a better presentation made of the essential program of socialism.
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Mildred Wallace, scrutinizing the program, merely drew her wrap closer about her shoulders and sat more erect.
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However, as our line of action had been agreed upon, it was now too late for us to make any change in our part of the program.
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Hecuba invites Achilles and Archilochus to meet her in the temple of Apollo.
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