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When US Astronauts Visited Yangon

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US Apollo 12 astronauts greet city residents upon their arrival in downtown Yangon on March 17, 1970.

US Apollo 12 astronauts greet city residents upon their arrival in downtown Yangon on March 17, 1970.

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On this day in 1970, the US Apollo 12 astronauts visited Yangon, four months after their landing on the Moon. Charles Conrad Jr., Richard Gordon and Alan Bean laid a wreath at the Martyrs’ Mausoleum and visited Shwedagon Pagoda, Sule Pagoda and Yangon City Hall among other sites.

Sharing their experiences of space with the crowds near Shwedagon Pagoda for around 45 minutes, the astronauts offered a philosophical insight they had gained during their mission. Viewed from space, they said, the Earth becomes tiny, and people’s reasons for fighting each other seem unimportant.

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