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The first voice from the Moon arrived in Fresnedillas

Fresnedillas de la Oliva, Sierra Oeste, Madrid

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The first voice from the Moon arrived in Fresnedillas

Historical milestone · Fresnedillas de la Oliva, Sierra Oeste, Madrid

Image of Fresnedillas de la Oliva, not of the place itself.

The tracking station that NASA installed in the municipality was the first point on Earth to receive in 1969 the voice of Neil Armstrong announcing the Apollo 11 moon landing: the signal arrived here four tenths of a second before it reached Houston.

20 de julio de 1969

Photo: Dirección General de Turismo. Consejería de Economía e Innovación Tecnológica. Comunidad de Madrid (CC BY 3.0 es)

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