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Coffee Break: Planetary exploration

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot of the first lunar landing mission, poses for a photograph beside the deployed United States flag during an Apollo 11 Extravehicular Activity (EVA) on the lunar surface.
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot of the first lunar landing mission, poses for a photograph beside the deployed United States flag during an Apollo 11 Extravehicular Activity (EVA) on the lunar surface.Photo Courtesy of NASA

by Anna Reed

July 20, 2017

Today in 1969, Apollo 11 landed Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon and Armstrong uttered those famous words as he took his first step onto the surface, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."

We'll be looking for anything in the realm of the moon, sun, planets, stars, astronomy spaceships, shuttles, astronauts, spaceflight, etc. for songs today.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that mention something in the world of planetary exploration?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Jose Gonzalez - This Is How We Walk On The Moon
Carl Sagan and Stephen Hawking - A Glorious Dawn
Tony Bennett - Fly Me To The Moon
The B-52's - There's A Moon In The Sky
Sun Ra - Saturn
The Shocking Blue - Venus
The Clientele - Lunar Days