Apollo 11
First crewed Moon landing
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| 2024 | Colin Woodell will portray Buzz Aldrin in the upcoming film Fly Me to the Moon. |
| 2024 | Aldrin endorsed Donald Trump for the Presidential Election, citing Trump's promotion of space exploration policy. |
| 2023 | Transformers: Rise of the Beasts was released, focusing on the conflict between the Autobots, Maximals, and Terrorcons. |
| 2023 | Bryn Thomas portrayed Buzz Aldrin in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. |
| October 2023 |
Apollo 11 50th Anniversary commemorative coins
The larger silver dollar was voted Best Collectible Silver Coin at the 2023 Mint Directors Conference.
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| May 5 2023 | Received an honorary promotion to brigadier general in the United States Air Force and made an honorary Space Force guardian. |
| February 18 2023 | Houston Film Critics Society nominates 'Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood' for Best Animated Feature and wins the Texas Independent Film Award. |
| January 23 2023 | Online Film Critics Society nominates 'Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood' for Best Animated Feature. |
| January 20 2023 | On his 93rd birthday, Aldrin announced his fourth marriage to his 63-year-old companion, Anca Faur, via Twitter. |
| January 13 2023 | Georgia Film Critics Association nominates 'Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood' for Best Animated Film. |
| January 10 2023 | Austin Film Critics Association nominates 'Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood' for Best Animated Film and Best Austin Film. |
| January 9 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle nominates 'Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood' for Best Animated Feature. |
| 2022 |
Jeanne Wilson
Wilson was featured in a Threads magazine article, describing her work process with engineers and the critical role of seamstresses in creating spacesuits.
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| December 18 2022 | St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association nominates 'Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood' for Best Animated Film. |
| December 14 2022 | Chicago Film Critics Association nominates 'Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood' for Best Animated Film. |
| December 12 2022 | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association nominates 'Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood' for Best Animated Feature. |
| September 2022 |
Command module Columbia
Columbia became a centerpiece of the new 'Destination Moon' exhibit when the National Air and Space Museum reopened in the fall.
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| April 1 2022 | The film premiered on Netflix, becoming widely available to streaming audiences. |
| March 24 2022 | The film was screened in select theaters. |
| March 24 2022 | Apollo 10½ was released in select theaters. |
| March 13 2022 | The film premiered at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival. |
| 2021 | Roger Craig Smith portrayed the real Buzz Aldrin in the animated series Inside Job. |
| March 1 2021 |
Apollo 11 50th Anniversary commemorative coins
The Apollo 11 commemorative coin won the overall Coin of the Year Award for 2019-dated issues.
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| February 2021 |
Apollo 11 50th Anniversary commemorative coins
The larger silver dollar was named Best Silver Coin and Best Contemporary Event Coin in the annual Coin of the Year competition.
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| February 14 2021 |
Apollo 11 50th Anniversary commemorative coins
Mint report released detailing total sales figures for the commemorative coin series.
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| September 14 2020 | At the Primetime Emmy Awards, the documentary won Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming and Outstanding Sound Editing and Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program. |
| July 2020 | Netflix announced the film's cast, including Glen Powell, Jack Black, Zachary Levi, Josh Wiggins, Milo Coy, Lee Eddy, Bill Wise, Natalie L'Amoreaux, Jessica Brynn Cohen, Sam Chipman, and Danielle Guilbot. |
| June 10 2020 | Apollo 11 won the Documentary Award at the Peabody Awards. |
| March 2020 | Principal photography concluded, with Linklater continuing to edit the film during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| March 2020 | Principal photography for Apollo 10½ wrapped up, concluding filming at Troublemaker Studios. |
| February 2020 | Principal photography for the film began at Robert Rodriguez's Troublemaker Studios in Austin, Texas. |
| February 8 2020 | Apollo 11 was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the Independent Spirit Awards. |
| February 2 2020 | The documentary was nominated for Best Documentary at the British Academy Film Awards. |
| January 18 2020 | Todd Douglas Miller, Thomas Petersen, and Evan Krauss won Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures at the Producers Guild of America Awards. |
| January 17 2020 | Todd Douglas Miller won Best Edited Documentary (Feature) at the American Cinema Editors Awards. |
| January 6 2020 | At the Cinema Eye Honors, Todd Douglas Miller won Outstanding Achievement in Editing, and Matt Morton won for Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score. |
| 2019 |
Apollo 11 50th Anniversary commemorative coins
The larger silver dollar commemorative coin won the Coin of the Year Award for 2019-dated issues.
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| 2019 | The documentary won three Emmy Awards at the 72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, including recognition for editing and sound. |
| 2019 | The film received overwhelmingly positive reviews, with 99% positive ratings on Rotten Tomatoes and a Metacritic score of 88 out of 100, indicating universal critical praise. |
| 2019 | The film won five awards at the 4th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards, including Best Documentary Feature. |
| 2019 | ABC aired the six-part television documentary series '1969', which explored behind-the-scenes stories of major events from the year 1969, including the Apollo 11 Moon landing and the Woodstock music festival. |
| 2019 |
Command module Columbia
Columbia toured museums across the United States to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing, visiting Houston, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Seattle, and Cincinnati.
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| 2019 | Aldrin attended the State of the Union Address as a guest of President Donald Trump. |
| 2019 | Felix Scott portrayed Buzz Aldrin in the TV series The Crown. |
| 2019 | Chris Agos portrayed Buzz Aldrin in 6 episodes of the TV series For All Mankind. |
| 2019 | Awarded the Starmus Festival's Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication for Lifetime Achievement. |
| December 27 2019 |
Apollo 11 50th Anniversary commemorative coins
Sales of the Apollo 11 commemorative coin series concluded, with over 600,000 coins sold across four denominations.
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| December 8 2019 | Todd Douglas Miller won Best Editing at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards for Apollo 11. |
| November 10 2019 | At the Critics' Choice Documentary Awards, Apollo 11 won multiple awards including Best Documentary Feature, Best Archival Documentary, and Best Science/Nature Documentary. Todd Douglas Miller also won for Best Editing. |
| November 4 2019 | Release of the documentary on DVD, digital, Blu-ray, and 4K Ultra HD two-disc set in the United Kingdom by Dogwoof. |
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