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1. Shard Calculation

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Calculated Shard: 77 (from laksa047)

2. Crawled Status Check

Query:

curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa077.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://medium.com/day-in-history/man-walks-on-moon-1b863d6b39cc\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://medium.com/day-in-history/man-walks-on-moon-1b863d6b39cc\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/medium.com\/day-in-history\/man-walks-on-moon-1b863d6b39cc","crawl_time":1774365885,"first_indexed_time":0,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,medium!\/day-in-history\/man-walks-on-moon-1b863d6b39cc s443","src_root_hash":"13179037029838926277","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Man Walks on Moon. “…one giant leap for mankind,” says… | by Barry Silverstein | Day in History | Medium","meta_descriptions":["DAY IN HISTORY-JULY 20, 1969 Man Walks on Moon “…one giant leap for mankind,” says astronaut Neil Armstrong On the morning of July 16, 1969, NASA launched Apollo 11 from the Kennedy Space …"],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"DAY IN HISTORY-JULY 20, 1969\n“…one giant leap for mankind,” says astronaut Neil Armstrong\n3 min read\nJul 20, 2025\n--\nPress enter or click to view image in full size\nOne of the few photos taken of Neil Armstrong (right) standing on the moon after planting the U.S. flag. Photo by astronaut Buzz Aldrin, NASA. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons\nOn the morning of July 16, 1969, NASA launched Apollo 11 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. With astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins aboard, Apollo 11’s mission was to land on the moon. Three days later, the spacecraft was in lunar orbit.\nOn July 20, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon in the lunar module, Eagle. Armstrong’s historic walk on the lunar landscape was viewed on live television by more than half a billion people; he took that step and uttered the words, “That’s one step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” Aldrin then joined Armstrong and both astronauts spent the next 2–1\/2 hours exploring the moon’s surface.\nThe next day Armstrong and Aldrin blasted off and docked with Columbia, the main spacecraft, rejoining Collins. The crew of three splashed down off Hawaii on July 24, successfully completing their mission. The Apollo 11 moon landing effectively fulfilled the vision of President John F. Kennedy,\nwho in 1961 declared\n, “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth.”","attrs_markdown":"[Sitemap](https:\/\/medium.com\/sitemap\/sitemap.xml)\n\n[Open in app](https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.medium.reader&referrer=utm_source%3DmobileNavBar&source=post_page---top_nav_layout_nav-----------------------------------------)\n\nSign up\n\n[Sign in](https:\/\/medium.com\/m\/signin?operation=login&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fday-in-history%2Fman-walks-on-moon-1b863d6b39cc&source=post_page---top_nav_layout_nav-----------------------global_nav------------------)\n\n[Medium Logo](https:\/\/medium.com\/?source=post_page---top_nav_layout_nav-----------------------------------------)\n\nGet app\n\n[Write](https:\/\/medium.com\/m\/signin?operation=register&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fnew-story&source=---top_nav_layout_nav-----------------------new_post_topnav------------------)\n\n[Search](https:\/\/medium.com\/search?source=post_page---top_nav_layout_nav-----------------------------------------)\n\nSign up\n\n[Sign in](https:\/\/medium.com\/m\/signin?operation=login&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fday-in-history%2Fman-walks-on-moon-1b863d6b39cc&source=post_page---top_nav_layout_nav-----------------------global_nav------------------)\n\n![](https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/v2\/resize:fill:64:64\/1*dmbNkD5D-u45r44go_cf0g.png)\n\n[Mastodon](https:\/\/me.dm\/@barrydsilverstein)\n\n[Day in History](https:\/\/medium.com\/day-in-history?source=post_page---publication_nav-8e846f58d206-1b863d6b39cc---------------------------------------)\n\n·\n\n[![Day in History](https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/v2\/resize:fill:76:76\/1*Y_kcI0VrFTXdVQFC2l-OZA.png)](https:\/\/medium.com\/day-in-history?source=post_page---post_publication_sidebar-8e846f58d206-1b863d6b39cc---------------------------------------)\n\nImportant then. Important now.\n\nMember-only story\n\nFeatured\n\n## DAY IN HISTORY-JULY 20, 1969\n# Man Walks on Moon\n## “…one giant leap for mankind,” says astronaut Neil Armstrong\n[![Barry Silverstein](https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/v2\/resize:fill:64:64\/1*J41ax2gn7stKqq5Mt9t2Aw.jpeg)](https:\/\/medium.com\/@barrydsilverstein?source=post_page---byline--1b863d6b39cc---------------------------------------)\n\n[Barry Silverstein](https:\/\/medium.com\/@barrydsilverstein?source=post_page---byline--1b863d6b39cc---------------------------------------)\n\n3 min read\n\n·\n\nJul 20, 2025\n\n\\--\n\n8\n\nShare\n\nPress enter or click to view image in full size\n\n![An astronaut stands by the lunar module to the right. An American flag appears on the left on the surface of the moon.]()\n\nOne of the few photos taken of Neil Armstrong (right) standing on the moon after planting the U.S. flag. Photo by astronaut Buzz Aldrin, NASA. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons\n\nOn the morning of July 16, 1969, NASA launched Apollo 11 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. With astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins aboard, Apollo 11’s mission was to land on the moon. Three days later, the spacecraft was in lunar orbit.\n\nOn July 20, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon in the lunar module, Eagle. Armstrong’s historic walk on the lunar landscape was viewed on live television by more than half a billion people; he took that step and uttered the words, “That’s one step for \\[a\\] man, one giant leap for mankind.” Aldrin then joined Armstrong and both astronauts spent the next 2–1\/2 hours exploring the moon’s surface.\n\nThe next day Armstrong and Aldrin blasted off and docked with Columbia, the main spacecraft, rejoining Collins. The crew of three splashed down off Hawaii on July 24, successfully completing their mission. The Apollo 11 moon landing effectively fulfilled the vision of President John F. Kennedy, [who in 1961 declared](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20100606035837\/http:\/\/archives.cnn.com\/2001\/TECH\/space\/05\/25\/kennedy.moon\/), “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth.”\n\n\\--\n\n\\--\n\n8\n\n[![Day in History](https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/v2\/resize:fill:96:96\/1*Y_kcI0VrFTXdVQFC2l-OZA.png)](https:\/\/medium.com\/day-in-history?source=post_page---post_publication_info--1b863d6b39cc---------------------------------------)\n\n[![Day in History](https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/v2\/resize:fill:128:128\/1*Y_kcI0VrFTXdVQFC2l-OZA.png)](https:\/\/medium.com\/day-in-history?source=post_page---post_publication_info--1b863d6b39cc---------------------------------------)\n\n[Published in Day in History](https:\/\/medium.com\/day-in-history?source=post_page---post_publication_info--1b863d6b39cc---------------------------------------)\n\n[437 followers](https:\/\/medium.com\/day-in-history\/followers?source=post_page---post_publication_info--1b863d6b39cc---------------------------------------)\n\n·[Last published 1 day ago](https:\/\/medium.com\/day-in-history\/womens-basketball-smashes-history-f9419bebf344?source=post_page---post_publication_info--1b863d6b39cc---------------------------------------)\n\nImportant then. Important now.\n\n[![Barry Silverstein](https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/v2\/resize:fill:96:96\/1*J41ax2gn7stKqq5Mt9t2Aw.jpeg)](https:\/\/medium.com\/@barrydsilverstein?source=post_page---post_author_info--1b863d6b39cc---------------------------------------)\n\n[![Barry Silverstein](https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/v2\/resize:fill:128:128\/1*J41ax2gn7stKqq5Mt9t2Aw.jpeg)](https:\/\/medium.com\/@barrydsilverstein?source=post_page---post_author_info--1b863d6b39cc---------------------------------------)\n\n[Written by Barry Silverstein](https:\/\/medium.com\/@barrydsilverstein?source=post_page---post_author_info--1b863d6b39cc---------------------------------------)\n\n[1\\.8K followers](https:\/\/medium.com\/@barrydsilverstein\/followers?source=post_page---post_author_info--1b863d6b39cc---------------------------------------)\n\n·[309 following](https:\/\/medium.com\/@barrydsilverstein\/following?source=post_page---post_author_info--1b863d6b39cc---------------------------------------)\n\nAuthor and retired marketing pro writing about music, film, pop culture, brands, history and more. Check out my Medium Lists for a wide variety of stories\\!\n\n## Responses (8)\nSee all responses\n\n[Help](https:\/\/help.medium.com\/hc\/en-us?source=post_page-----1b863d6b39cc---------------------------------------)\n\n[Status](https:\/\/status.medium.com\/?source=post_page-----1b863d6b39cc---------------------------------------)\n\n[About](https:\/\/medium.com\/about?autoplay=1&source=post_page-----1b863d6b39cc---------------------------------------)\n\n[Careers](https:\/\/medium.com\/jobs-at-medium\/work-at-medium-959d1a85284e?source=post_page-----1b863d6b39cc---------------------------------------)\n\n[Press](mailto:pressinquiries@medium.com)\n\n[Blog](https:\/\/blog.medium.com\/?source=post_page-----1b863d6b39cc---------------------------------------)\n\n[Privacy](https:\/\/policy.medium.com\/medium-privacy-policy-f03bf92035c9?source=post_page-----1b863d6b39cc---------------------------------------)\n\n[Rules](https:\/\/policy.medium.com\/medium-rules-30e5502c4eb4?source=post_page-----1b863d6b39cc---------------------------------------)\n\n[Terms](https:\/\/policy.medium.com\/medium-terms-of-service-9db0094a1e0f?source=post_page-----1b863d6b39cc---------------------------------------)\n\n[Text to speech](https:\/\/speechify.com\/medium?source=post_page-----1b863d6b39cc---------------------------------------)","attrs_readable_markdown":"## DAY IN HISTORY-JULY 20, 1969\n## “…one giant leap for mankind,” says astronaut Neil Armstrong\n[![Barry Silverstein](https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/v2\/resize:fill:64:64\/1*J41ax2gn7stKqq5Mt9t2Aw.jpeg)](https:\/\/medium.com\/@barrydsilverstein?source=post_page---byline--1b863d6b39cc---------------------------------------)\n\n3 min read Jul 20, 2025\n\n\\--\n\nPress enter or click to view image in full size\n\nOne of the few photos taken of Neil Armstrong (right) standing on the moon after planting the U.S. flag. Photo by astronaut Buzz Aldrin, NASA. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons\n\nOn the morning of July 16, 1969, NASA launched Apollo 11 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. With astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins aboard, Apollo 11’s mission was to land on the moon. Three days later, the spacecraft was in lunar orbit.\n\nOn July 20, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon in the lunar module, Eagle. Armstrong’s historic walk on the lunar landscape was viewed on live television by more than half a billion people; he took that step and uttered the words, “That’s one step for \\[a\\] man, one giant leap for mankind.” Aldrin then joined Armstrong and both astronauts spent the next 2–1\/2 hours exploring the moon’s surface.\n\nThe next day Armstrong and Aldrin blasted off and docked with Columbia, the main spacecraft, rejoining Collins. The crew of three splashed down off Hawaii on July 24, successfully completing their mission. The Apollo 11 moon landing effectively fulfilled the vision of President John F. Kennedy, [who in 1961 declared](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20100606035837\/http:\/\/archives.cnn.com\/2001\/TECH\/space\/05\/25\/kennedy.moon\/), “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth.”","meta_canonical":null}

3. Robots.txt Check

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4. Spam/Ban Check

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5. Seen Status Check

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INDEXABLE

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CRAWLED

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Page Info Filters

Filter	Status	Condition	Details
HTTP status	PASS	`download_http_code = 200`	HTTP 200
Age cutoff	PASS	`download_stamp > now() - 6 MONTH`	0.5 months ago
History drop	PASS	`isNull(history_drop_reason)`	No drop reason
Spam/ban	PASS	`fh_dont_index != 1 AND ml_spam_score = 0`	ml_spam_score=0
Canonical	PASS	`meta_canonical IS NULL OR = '' OR = src_unparsed`	Not set

Page Details

Property	Value
URL	https://medium.com/day-in-history/man-walks-on-moon-1b863d6b39cc
Last Crawled	2026-03-24 15:24:45 (16 days ago)
First Indexed	not set
HTTP Status Code	200
Meta Title	Man Walks on Moon. “…one giant leap for mankind,” says… \| by Barry Silverstein \| Day in History \| Medium
Meta Description	DAY IN HISTORY-JULY 20, 1969 Man Walks on Moon “…one giant leap for mankind,” says astronaut Neil Armstrong On the morning of July 16, 1969, NASA launched Apollo 11 from the Kennedy Space …
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Boilerpipe Text	DAY IN HISTORY-JULY 20, 1969 “…one giant leap for mankind,” says astronaut Neil Armstrong 3 min read Jul 20, 2025 -- Press enter or click to view image in full size One of the few photos taken of Neil Armstrong (right) standing on the moon after planting the U.S. flag. Photo by astronaut Buzz Aldrin, NASA. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons On the morning of July 16, 1969, NASA launched Apollo 11 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. With astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins aboard, Apollo 11’s mission was to land on the moon. Three days later, the spacecraft was in lunar orbit. On July 20, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon in the lunar module, Eagle. Armstrong’s historic walk on the lunar landscape was viewed on live television by more than half a billion people; he took that step and uttered the words, “That’s one step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” Aldrin then joined Armstrong and both astronauts spent the next 2–1/2 hours exploring the moon’s surface. The next day Armstrong and Aldrin blasted off and docked with Columbia, the main spacecraft, rejoining Collins. The crew of three splashed down off Hawaii on July 24, successfully completing their mission. The Apollo 11 moon landing effectively fulfilled the vision of President John F. Kennedy, who in 1961 declared , “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth.”
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Important now. Member-only story Featured ## DAY IN HISTORY-JULY 20, 1969 # Man Walks on Moon ## “…one giant leap for mankind,” says astronaut Neil Armstrong [![Barry Silverstein](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:64:64/1J41ax2gn7stKqq5Mt9t2Aw.jpeg)](https://medium.com/@barrydsilverstein?source=post_page---byline--1b863d6b39cc---------------------------------------) [Barry Silverstein](https://medium.com/@barrydsilverstein?source=post_page---byline--1b863d6b39cc---------------------------------------) 3 min read · Jul 20, 2025 \-- 8 Share Press enter or click to view image in full size ![An astronaut stands by the lunar module to the right. An American flag appears on the left on the surface of the moon.]() One of the few photos taken of Neil Armstrong (right) standing on the moon after planting the U.S. flag. Photo by astronaut Buzz Aldrin, NASA. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons On the morning of July 16, 1969, NASA launched Apollo 11 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. With astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins aboard, Apollo 11’s mission was to land on the moon. Three days later, the spacecraft was in lunar orbit. On July 20, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon in the lunar module, Eagle. Armstrong’s historic walk on the lunar landscape was viewed on live television by more than half a billion people; he took that step and uttered the words, “That’s one step for \[a\] man, one giant leap for mankind.” Aldrin then joined Armstrong and both astronauts spent the next 2–1/2 hours exploring the moon’s surface. The next day Armstrong and Aldrin blasted off and docked with Columbia, the main spacecraft, rejoining Collins. The crew of three splashed down off Hawaii on July 24, successfully completing their mission. The Apollo 11 moon landing effectively fulfilled the vision of President John F. 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Readable Markdown	## DAY IN HISTORY-JULY 20, 1969 ## “…one giant leap for mankind,” says astronaut Neil Armstrong [![Barry Silverstein](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:64:64/1*J41ax2gn7stKqq5Mt9t2Aw.jpeg)](https://medium.com/@barrydsilverstein?source=post_page---byline--1b863d6b39cc---------------------------------------) 3 min read Jul 20, 2025 \-- Press enter or click to view image in full size One of the few photos taken of Neil Armstrong (right) standing on the moon after planting the U.S. flag. Photo by astronaut Buzz Aldrin, NASA. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons On the morning of July 16, 1969, NASA launched Apollo 11 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. With astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins aboard, Apollo 11’s mission was to land on the moon. Three days later, the spacecraft was in lunar orbit. On July 20, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon in the lunar module, Eagle. Armstrong’s historic walk on the lunar landscape was viewed on live television by more than half a billion people; he took that step and uttered the words, “That’s one step for \[a\] man, one giant leap for mankind.” Aldrin then joined Armstrong and both astronauts spent the next 2–1/2 hours exploring the moon’s surface. The next day Armstrong and Aldrin blasted off and docked with Columbia, the main spacecraft, rejoining Collins. The crew of three splashed down off Hawaii on July 24, successfully completing their mission. The Apollo 11 moon landing effectively fulfilled the vision of President John F. Kennedy, [who in 1961 declared](https://web.archive.org/web/20100606035837/http://archives.cnn.com/2001/TECH/space/05/25/kennedy.moon/), “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth.”
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