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Stats for Stories: Special Edition 50th Anniversary, Moon Landing: July 20, 2019

July 20, 2019

Press Release Number CB19-SFS.82

From NASA: Apollo 11 Mission Overview

"The Eagle has landed…"

Mission Objective

The primary objective of Apollo 11 was to complete a national goal set by President John F. Kennedy on May 25, 1961: perform a crewed lunar landing and return to Earth...

Mission Highlights

Apollo 11 launched from Cape Kennedy on July 16, 1969, carrying Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin into an initial Earth-orbit of 114 by 116 miles. An estimated 650 million people watched Armstrong's televised image and heard his voice describe the event as he took "...one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" on July 20, 1969...

Key Stats:

Source: 2017 American Community Survey, 1-Year Estimates.

Table B24124, Detailed Occupation for the Full-Time, Year-Round Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over, see Aerospace engineers and Atmospheric and space scientists

Note: The table above is cropped at the bottom and highlights the two occupations related to space. Click on the image to see the full table showing all 526 occupations.

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National Aviation History Month: November 2018

National Aviation Day: August 19, 2018

Source: Quarterly Financial Report.

Aerospace Products and Parts: U.S. Total — Income (Loss) After Income Taxes

Source: 2016 Annual Survey of Manufactures.

NAICS All-3364, Aerospace product and parts manufacturing (including space vehicle).

Table AM1631AS101, Annual Survey of Manufactures: Geographic Area Statistics: Statistics for All Manufacturing by State: 2016 and 2015

Table AM1631GS101, Annual Survey of Manufactures: General Statistics: Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries: 2016 and 2015

Table AM1631SX101, Annual Survey of Manufactures: Industry-Product Analysis: Industry-Product Analysis Industry Shipments by Products and Receipts for Services: 2016

Source: 2016 County Business Patterns.

NAICS All-3364, Aerospace product and parts manufacturing (including space vehicle).

Table CB1600A11, Geography Area Series: County Business Patterns

Table CB1600A12, Geography Area Series: County Business Patterns by Legal Form of Organization

Table CB1600A13, Geography Area Series: County Business Patterns by Employment Size Class

Source: 2012 Economic Census of the United States.

NAICS All-3364, Aerospace product and parts manufacturing (including space vehicle).

Table EC1200A1, All sectors: Geographic Area Series: Economy-Wide Key Statistics: 2012

Source: 1970 Census of Population, Technical Paper 26, 1970 Occupation and Industry Classification Systems in Terms of Their 1960 Occupation and Industry Elements.