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On July 19, 1969, Apollo 11 went behind the Moon and fired its service propulsion engine to enter lunar orbit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_16• 1969 – Apollo program: Apollo 11, the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Kennedy, Florida.
Fri Jul 19, 2024: On this day, July 19, 1969, Apollo 11 went behind the Moon and fired its service propulsion engine to enter lunar orbit.