You might catch a blurb about it on the evening news somewhere, or maybe it will be given a half-an-inch in your local newspaper, but today does mark the 41st anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, despite the lack of media attention.

Yes, it was on July 20, 1969 that Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong became the first two men to walk on the moon after their lunar module was propelled into the sky using the Saturn V rocket. An estimated 500 million people watched the event on television, but sadly, interest in the space program has dwindled down to the point where such a monumental event cannot even make mainstream headlines anymore. Is it because it’s not an even number? Come on, don’t be hating on 41.

Since that historic occasion, there have been 10 other people to walk on the moon (you don’t hear the conspiracy theorists talk about them), with the last two being Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt on Apollo 17. Their moon landing took place on December 14, 1972 – 36 years ago.

With the current fleet of space shuttles being retired, and cuts being made left and right, sometimes it seems that another moon landing will never come, despite what the politicians say. Should that be the case, I think it’s important to celebrate the past and all that we have achieved, even if it isn’t a round number.

Happy 41st Anniversary, Apollo 11. You deserve recognition of the highest form, and even though I’m not with CNN or MSNBC, I’m doing my part to help spread the word far and wide.