Portal:Spaceflight/Did you know/July 2009


 * …that the original videos of the Apollo 11 astronauts walking on the Moon (pictured) were lost after the mission, and were reported to have been found in June 2009?
 * …that the first words from the surface of the Moon were "Contact light, okay, engine stop", spoken by Buzz Aldrin?
 * …that the backup crew of Apollo 11 consisted of Jim Lovell, Bill Anders and Fred Haise, although after Anders announced his intention to retire, Ken Mattingly was also assigned in case the mission was delayed until after Anders had left? The backup crew, with Mattingly replacing Anders, was later assigned to Apollo 13.