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The Apollo 11 crew members appear before a Joint Meeting of Congress
September 16, 1969
When Speaker John McCormack of Massachusetts introduced the Apollo 11 crew members before a Joint Meeting of Congress on this date, the moment marked the culmination of a determined American effort to defeat the Soviet Union in a “space race” that began with the launch of Sputnik by the Soviets in 1957.