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Thomas Paine, Administrator of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the three Astronauts - Neil A. Armstrong; Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., and Michael Collins - who made the successful journey to the moon in Apollo 11 one year ago, today visited the United Nations in New York and, on the first anniversary of the historic voyage and moon landing, presented UN Secretary-General, U Thant, with a piece of lunar rock which was collected by the Astronauts, and a United Nations flag which accompanied them to the moon and back.

From left to right: William B. Buffum, US Deputy Permanent Representative to UN; Neil A. Armstrong; Thomas Paine; U Thant; Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Michael Collins; and Dr. Ralph Bunche, UN Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs.