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Word: poolâ (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1969-1969
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...ghostly, white-clad figure slowly descended the ladder. Having reached the bottom rung, he lowered himself into the bowl-shaped footpad of Eagle, the spindly lunar module of Apollo 11. Then he extended his left foot, cautiously, tentatively, as if testing water in a pool???and, in fact, testing a wholly new environment for man. That groping foot, encased in a heavy multi-layered boot (size 9½B), would remain indelible in the minds of millions who watched it on TV, and a symbol of man's determination to step?and forever keep stepping?toward the unknown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Moon: A GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND | 7/25/1969 | See Source »

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