Check out rare photos of Apollo 11's mission to the moon

PHOTOS: Photos from the Apollo 11 mission in 1969

We scoured the online Apollo Image Gallery for great shots from the historic mission, from the crew's earliest training sessions, to their crew reunion in the summer of 1978.

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Today is the 48th anniversary of the Apollo 11 astronauts walking the moon's powdery plains as the world watched thousands and thousands of miles away.

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It's not a landmark anniversary (not a round number) but the presence of humans on the moon should always be celebrated.

It is a good reminder that mankind is capable of more than churning out "Fast and the Furious" movies and adding bacon to everything.

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Accordingly, we scoured the online Apollo Image Gallery for great shots from the mission, from the crew's earliest training sessions, to their crew reunion in the summer of 1978.

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The first man on the moon, Neil Armstrong, died in 2012 at the age of 82, leaving behind only Michael Collins, 86 and Buzz Aldrin, 87, from that historical trip.