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A Moon landing or lunar landing is the arrival of a spacecraft on the surface of the Moon, including both crewed and robotic missions. The first human-made object to touch the Moon was Luna 2 in 1959.
Jul 20, 2019 · At 10:56 p.m. EDT Armstrong is ready to plant the first human foot on another world. With more than half a billion people watching on television, he climbs down the ladder and proclaims: “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”
Aug 23, 2018 · On July 20, 1969, two American astronauts landed on the moon and became the first humans to walk on the lunar surface. The event marked the culmination of a nearly decade-long intense push to...
On the morning of July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin crawled from the command module, Columbia, through a tunnel to the lunar module, Eagle. Toward the end of the 12th lunar orbit, Columbia and Eagle split apart. Armstrong and Aldrin piloted Eagle to the lunar surface, touching down in the Sea of Tranquility.
Jul 16, 2019 · The Moon landing in numbers. About 400,000 people worked on the Apollo 11 mission. It cost Nasa around £25 billion (£20 billion) The mission blasted off on 16 July 1969. It took four days, six...
A real-time interactive journey through the first landing on the Moon. Relive every moment as it occurred in 1969.
4 days ago · Fifty-five years ago, Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin made history when they became the first humans to set foot on the moon. Their mission, Apollo 11, was considered an American victory in ...
5 days ago · On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon in the lunar module “Eagle.”. Afterward, Aldrin posed for this photo, taken by Armstrong, beside the United States flag. The Apollo 11 mission’s main goal was to perform a crewed lunar landing and return to Earth. The crew also conducted scientific exploration ...
Feb 23, 2024 · Moon landing live: US spacecraft successfully lands on moon. The private Odysseus lunar lander has successfully touched down on the dusty surface after a week-long voyage.
5 days ago · CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The cosmos is providing a full moon for the 55th anniversary of the first lunar landing this weekend, and plenty of other events honor Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s giant leap. Aldrin, 94, the last surviving member of the Apollo 11 crew, headlines a gala at the San Diego Air and Space Museum on Saturday night.
