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On Thursday, July 16, at 8:02 a.m. WeChooseTheMoon.org will go live, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar mission. To extend the experience, AOL has integrated several programming features and interactive tools, available at http://news.aol.com/moon-landing.

Boston, MA – July 13, 2009 – The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is nearing the launch date of their new interactive website designed to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing, inspired by President Kennedy’s grand vision that made the achievement possible. 

WeChooseTheMoon.org, http://www.wechoosethemoon.org, will go live on July 16, 2009 at 8:02 a.m. and will take off at 9:32 a.m. – exactly 40 years to the minute after the historic launch.  The site, powered by AOL, will recreate Apollo 11’s lunar mission, minute by minute, with an interactive experience that lets visitors experience the mission as it happened, using archival audio, video, photos and “real-time” transmissions on the site and via Twitter.

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AOL has partnered with the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and The Martin Agency to power WeChooseTheMoon.org - a site celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing by recreating Apollo 11’s lunar mission with archival audio, video, photos and “real time” transmissions. The site will go live at 9:32 a.m. on July 16, 2009 – exactly 40 years after the historic launch. Users also can follow the event through new AOL programming features coming soon at http://news.aol.com/.

Boston, MA – June 15, 2009 – The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum today announced an interactive new website to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing and President Kennedy’s grand vision that made that achievement possible.  WeChooseTheMoon.org, http://www.wechoosethemoon.org, will go live at 9:32 a.m. on July 16th, 2009 – exactly 40 years to the minute after the historic launch.  The site, powered by AOL, will recreate Apollo 11’s lunar mission, minute by minute, with an interactive experience that lets visitors experience the mission as it happened, using archival audio, video, photos and “real time” transmissions.

AOL News launched a new feature dedicated to philanthropy. Created in partnership with Philanthropy Project, a non-profit campaign from the John Templeton Foundation, the hub includes news and information about philanthropic efforts across the U.S.