Photo: #Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot of the first lunar landing mission, poses for a photograph beside the deployed United States flag during an Apollo 11 Extravehicular Activity (EVA) on the lunar surface.
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Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot of the first lunar landing mission, poses for a photograph beside the deployed United States flag during an Apollo 11 Extravehicular Activity (EVA) on the lunar surface. (Photo Courtesy of NASA)

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University of Minnesota planetary scientist and Apollo advisor Robert Pepin joins Midday to discuss the first humans landing on the moon and what we learned from lunar exploration.

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  • Robert Pepin: University of Minnesota planetary scientist and professor of physics; advisor on several Apollo missions.

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