One giant leap for mankind." Those words symbolize one of the greatest moments of history for the world and for the United States. That phrase was first uttered by Mission Commander Neil Armstrong on July 20, 1969, as he descended from Apollo 11 onto the surface of the moon.
That's right, today is the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing. Here is the footage:
The Apollo 11 mission was launched on July 16, 1969, carrying Mission Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Eugene 'Buzz' Aldrin, Jr. Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon.
The mission fulfilled President John F. Kennedy's goal of reaching the moon by the end of the 1960s, which he expressed during a speech given before a joint session of Congress on May 25, 1961:
"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."
View the video here: http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/JFKSpeech/qthigh.html
For more information, visit NASA's pages:
That's right, today is the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing. Here is the footage:
The Apollo 11 mission was launched on July 16, 1969, carrying Mission Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Eugene 'Buzz' Aldrin, Jr. Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon.
The mission fulfilled President John F. Kennedy's goal of reaching the moon by the end of the 1960s, which he expressed during a speech given before a joint session of Congress on May 25, 1961:
"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."
View the video here: http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/JFKSpeech/qthigh.html
For more information, visit NASA's pages:
The Decision to Go to the Moon
Sonnet Erin Brown
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