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He always dreamed of stepping foot on the moon. He made it there after his death – CNN
Today, we know Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins as the first men to go to the moon, 51 years ago. But, if not for a turn of events, history may have also known another name: Eugene Shoemaker.
Learn more about Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker in the latest episode of Great Big Story, a new podcast from CNN about the delightful, surprising stories all around us.
(CNN)Today, we know Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin as the first men to land on the moon, 51 years ago. But, if not for a turn of events, history may have also known another name: Eugene Shoemaker.
Thirty years after that one small step for mankind, Eugene would make his own, extraordinary journey to the moon.
This is a story …
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