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Apollo 11: Pop culture and the moon landing

Ahead of Saturday's 50th anniversary of the moon landing, @AP’s “Lunar Muse" video series explores how the moon and the cosmos have long captured the popular imagination. Watch all five parts.
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Edgar Allan Poe wrote about it. Orson Welles, too. And JFK led the Space Race. Episode 1 of ’s “Lunar Muse” explores how the notion of traveling beyond Earth has long been ingrained in the American psyche. Follow AP’s Apollo 11 coverage here:

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For a moment in 1969, Americans put aside assassinations, strained race relations and Vietnam -- because of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Episode 2 of ’s “Lunar Muse” looks at how the landing was culturally unique. Follow AP’s Apollo 11 coverage here:

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Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins saw their lives transformed after the Apollo 11 landing. Episode 3 of ’s “Lunar Muse” mini-doc looks at the trio’s newfound fame. Follow AP’s moon landing anniversary coverage here:

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“The skies are empty…. You've got a missing shuttle.” Aerospace Writer Marcia Dunn looks back at how tragedy marked the space shuttle years in Episode 4 of AP’s “Lunar Muse” mini-doc. Follow AP’s moon landing anniversary coverage here:

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Tech entrepreneurs are seeking to send civilians to the moon and Mars. Will these trips match the joy of the first steps on the lunar surface? considers the question in episode 5 of the “Lunar Muse” mini-doc. Follow AP’s Apollo 11 coverage here:

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