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Date: Feb 14 00:51 2013

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Reg Turnill - The Moon landing In July 1969, astronaut Neil Armstrong's "giant leap for mankind" was watched by millions of people around the world. The BBC's aerospace correspondent at the time, Reg Turnill, reported on the Apollo 11 launch in Florida, and later from mission control near Houston. Here - in a tribute to Reg who has died at the age of 97 - we revisit his recollections of that summer, with the help of archive material from Nasa. Read more __________________

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Date: Feb 13 22:31 2013

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Reg Turnill: Veteran BBC aerospace correspondent dies Reg Turnill, the BBC's aerospace correspondent from the beginning of the space age and through the Apollo era, has died aged 97. After being sent to Moscow to cover the first manned space launch, he regularly reported from Cape Canaveral and Houston on the Apollo Moon missions. Read more __________________

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