Apollo 11
First crewed Moon landing
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| 2024 | Colin Woodell will portray Buzz Aldrin in the upcoming film Fly Me to the Moon. |
| 2024 | Aldrin endorsed Donald Trump for the Presidential Election, citing Trump's promotion of space exploration policy. |
| 2023 | Transformers: Rise of the Beasts was released, focusing on the conflict between the Autobots, Maximals, and Terrorcons. |
| 2023 | Bryn Thomas portrayed Buzz Aldrin in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. |
| October 2023 |
Apollo 11 50th Anniversary commemorative coins
The larger silver dollar was voted Best Collectible Silver Coin at the 2023 Mint Directors Conference.
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| May 5 2023 | Received an honorary promotion to brigadier general in the United States Air Force and made an honorary Space Force guardian. |
| January 20 2023 | On his 93rd birthday, Aldrin announced his fourth marriage to his 63-year-old companion, Anca Faur, via Twitter. |
| 2022 |
Jeanne Wilson
Wilson was featured in a Threads magazine article, describing her work process with engineers and the critical role of seamstresses in creating spacesuits.
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| September 2022 |
Command module Columbia
Columbia became a centerpiece of the new 'Destination Moon' exhibit when the National Air and Space Museum reopened in the fall.
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| 2021 | Roger Craig Smith portrayed the real Buzz Aldrin in the animated series Inside Job. |
| March 1 2021 |
Apollo 11 50th Anniversary commemorative coins
The Apollo 11 commemorative coin won the overall Coin of the Year Award for 2019-dated issues.
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| February 2021 |
Apollo 11 50th Anniversary commemorative coins
The larger silver dollar was named Best Silver Coin and Best Contemporary Event Coin in the annual Coin of the Year competition.
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| February 14 2021 |
Apollo 11 50th Anniversary commemorative coins
Mint report released detailing total sales figures for the commemorative coin series.
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| September 14 2020 | At the Primetime Emmy Awards, the documentary won Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming and Outstanding Sound Editing and Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program. |
| June 10 2020 | Apollo 11 won the Documentary Award at the Peabody Awards. |
| February 8 2020 | Apollo 11 was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the Independent Spirit Awards. |
| February 2 2020 | The documentary was nominated for Best Documentary at the British Academy Film Awards. |
| January 18 2020 | Todd Douglas Miller, Thomas Petersen, and Evan Krauss won Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures at the Producers Guild of America Awards. |
| January 17 2020 | Todd Douglas Miller won Best Edited Documentary (Feature) at the American Cinema Editors Awards. |
| January 6 2020 | At the Cinema Eye Honors, Todd Douglas Miller won Outstanding Achievement in Editing, and Matt Morton won for Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score. |
| 2019 |
Apollo 11 50th Anniversary commemorative coins
The larger silver dollar commemorative coin won the Coin of the Year Award for 2019-dated issues.
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| 2019 | The documentary won three Emmy Awards at the 72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, including recognition for editing and sound. |
| 2019 | The film received overwhelmingly positive reviews, with 99% positive ratings on Rotten Tomatoes and a Metacritic score of 88 out of 100, indicating universal critical praise. |
| 2019 | The film won five awards at the 4th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards, including Best Documentary Feature. |
| 2019 | ABC aired the six-part television documentary series '1969', which explored behind-the-scenes stories of major events from the year 1969, including the Apollo 11 Moon landing and the Woodstock music festival. |
| 2019 |
Command module Columbia
Columbia toured museums across the United States to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing, visiting Houston, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Seattle, and Cincinnati.
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| 2019 | Aldrin attended the State of the Union Address as a guest of President Donald Trump. |
| 2019 | Felix Scott portrayed Buzz Aldrin in the TV series The Crown. |
| 2019 | Chris Agos portrayed Buzz Aldrin in 6 episodes of the TV series For All Mankind. |
| 2019 | Awarded the Starmus Festival's Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication for Lifetime Achievement. |
| December 27 2019 |
Apollo 11 50th Anniversary commemorative coins
Sales of the Apollo 11 commemorative coin series concluded, with over 600,000 coins sold across four denominations.
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| December 8 2019 | Todd Douglas Miller won Best Editing at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards for Apollo 11. |
| November 10 2019 | At the Critics' Choice Documentary Awards, Apollo 11 won multiple awards including Best Documentary Feature, Best Archival Documentary, and Best Science/Nature Documentary. Todd Douglas Miller also won for Best Editing. |
| November 4 2019 | Release of the documentary on DVD, digital, Blu-ray, and 4K Ultra HD two-disc set in the United Kingdom by Dogwoof. |
| August 7 2019 |
Apollo 11 50th Anniversary commemorative coins
The Mint began selling sets containing either the $5 piece or smaller silver dollar in proof condition with a commemorative print honoring Apollo 11.
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| July 19 2019 | The Apollo 11 film's soundtrack album was released on vinyl. |
| July 12 2019 |
The Eagle Has Landed
The 'The Eagle Has Landed' bronze sculpture was officially unveiled at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, commemorating the Apollo 11 mission crew: Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong, and Buzz Aldrin.
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| June 2019 | Men in Black: International released, starring Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson, with Emma Thompson reprising her role. |
| June 28 2019 | The Apollo 11 film's soundtrack album was released on CD. |
| June 28 2019 | Release of the documentary in the United Kingdom through Universal Pictures and Dogwoof. |
| June 24 2019 | Todd Douglas Miller received the Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication for the Apollo 11 documentary. |
| June 3 2019 |
Apollo 11 50th Anniversary commemorative coins
The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft returned the two space-flown Apollo 11 commemorative half dollars to Earth.
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| May 14 2019 | Universal Pictures released the film for digital download, DVD, and Blu-ray in the United States, including two extra features: a 3-minute featurette 'Apollo 11: Discovering the 65mm' and a theatrical trailer. |
| May 6 2019 |
Apollo 11 50th Anniversary commemorative coins
The Royal Australian Mint began selling a product packaging the 2019-S Apollo 11 U.S. half dollar with a curved Australian $5 commemorative piece, with production limited to 10,000.
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| May 4 2019 |
Apollo 11 50th Anniversary commemorative coins
Two 2019-S proof clad half dollars were launched into space aboard a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station, fulfilling a pledge by Mint Director David Ryder.
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| March 2019 | Aldrin's legal dispute with his children was resolved when they withdrew their petition and he dropped the lawsuit. |
| March 8 2019 | The Apollo 11 film's soundtrack album was released worldwide for digital download by Milan Records. |
| March 1 2019 | The documentary was released theatrically in the United States by Neon distribution company. |
| February 25 2019 |
Apollo 11 50th Anniversary commemorative coins
Prices for all coin options increased by $5.
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| February 21 2019 |
Apollo 11 50th Anniversary commemorative coins
Limited edition $.50 proof set with 2019-S Kennedy half dollar sold out.
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