Maspalomas Station
... that 50 years ago today, Maspalomas Station in the Canary Islands was the first ground station to make contact with the Apollo 11 astronauts in Earth orbit, about 16 minutes into the flight?
... that 50<span id="mwArQ" typeof="mw:Entity"> </span>years ago today, <b id="mwArU"><a href="./Maspalomas_Station" id="mwArY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Maspalomas Station">Maspalomas Station</a></b> in the Canary Islands was the first ground station to make contact with the <a href="./Apollo_11" id="mwArc" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Apollo 11">Apollo 11</a> astronauts in Earth orbit, about 16<span id="mwArg" typeof="mw:Entity"> </span>minutes into the flight?<!--Special occasion hook for July 16-->