National Geographic Is ‘Live-Tweeting’ the Apollo 11 Mission 50 Years to the Date

Content will reflect NASA’s transcripts of what was occurring at the exact time

At 9:25 a.m. ET on July 16, 1969, NASA’s Apollo 11 mission to the moon launched. At 9:25 a.m. ET on July 16, 2019, National Geographic began “live-tweeting” it on its @NatGeo account.

National Geographic vice president of audience development Kate Coughlin and social media producer Lena Shareef said in an email, “National Geographic is always looking to educate and engage consumers, and the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 was no different.

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