Countdown to 50th anniversary of Apollo 11

By By Alex Sanz and Mike Schneider
Updated July 23 2018 - 7:01am, first published July 22 2018 - 2:23pm

Former NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin was noticeably absent from a gala kicking off a yearlong celebration of the 50-year anniversary of the first moon landing, even though his nonprofit space education foundation is a sponsor and he usually is the star attraction.

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