Kiss The World Goodbye And Away We Fly, Destination Moon

Although there has probably been some lead-up to this, as of 6:53 a.m. Pacific Time, the 40th Anniversary commemoration of the Apollo 11 mission has officially begun:

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For those of you interested, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum has set up a terrific web site, wechoosethemoon.org to chronicle in "real-time" the entire mission, from lift-off to splash-down.

Celebratory events are being held across the nation. Unfortunately, only a few events are happening locally, but I would highly recommend checking out Monday's event at Northwest Film Forum, where they'll show the original televised EVA event at 7:00 p.m., followed by a presentation by filmmaker and sound artist Joe Militus.

In the meantime, for those of you who have never experienced this incredible footage, enjoy.