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Moon landing reporter Stagno dies at 92

'It's touched down' exclaimed reporter on July 20, 1969

Redazione Ansa

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 1 - Tito Stagno, the Italian State broadcaster RAI reporter whose commentary on the 1969 NASA moon landings became legendary, has died at the age of 92, his family said Tuesday.
    "It's touched down! It has touched the moon's surface in this moment", said Stagno when the lunar module carrying Neal Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin hit the lunar surface on July 20, 1969.
    "A piece of Italian journalism history has gone," said Culture Minister Dario Franceschini. (ANSA).
   

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