"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." - Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11
Fast Facts
Information:
1. Astronauts: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins2. This was the first manned mission to successfully reach the moon.
3. The American flag that was planted on the moon by the astronauts was made by Sears.
4. Apollo 11 was launched at the same time of the Soviet's Sputnik.
5. President John F. Kennedy was more interested in the Space Race than he was of what the astronauts would find in space.
6. When Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins returned back to Earth, they were placed in quarantine because scientists were inconclusive about space germs entering Earth.
Significance:
1. Apollo 11 was the first mission to successfully place men on the moon.2. Neil Armstrong marked the occasion with his famous quote: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
Crew:
Pictured Left to Right1. Neil Armstrong (Mission Commander)
2. Michael Collins (Command Module Pilot)
3. Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin (Lunar Module Pilot)
Day 6 - July 21st, 1969
Shortly after midnight on this day, the moonwalkers confirm that they have completed all tasks asked of them on the lunar surface and, once confirmed, return to the landing craft. After removing the spacesuits that have sustained them for the last 3 hours, they go to sleep. When they awaken a few hours later, they begin ascent in the Lunar Module, using its descent stage as a launchpad. As the Lunar module completes its redocking with the Command Module, the landing craft is jettisoned.
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