The Washington Monument honors Apollo 11 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.
There will also be a 17-minute show projected onto the Monument Friday and Saturday dubbed"Apollo 50: Go for the Moon" ... which will recreate the historic July 20, 1969 launch and subsequent lunar landing that paved the way for Neil Armstrong's most iconic quote after he was first to step on the moon.
Fun fact ... Neil Armstrong said everyone got his famous words wrong ... he did not say"This is one small step for man ..." he says he said"This is one small step for 'A' man." Apparently the"A" got lost in transmission. The show will include a recreation of the famous Kennedy Space Center countdown clock on 40-foot wide screens ... which fans can view from the National Mall and near the Smithsonian Castle.
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