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From The Earth to The Moon From The Earth to The Moon :: A Brief History About NASA’s Apollo 11 Mission July.20.1969
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From The Earth to The Moon. From The Earth to The Moon :: A Brief History About NASA’s Apollo 11 Mission July.20.1969. From The Earth to The Moon. The Apollo 11 Crew :: Neil A. Armstrong Micheal Collins Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin. From The Earth to The Moon. 3-2-1, Lift Off :: - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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From The Earth to The Moon
From The Earth to The Moon ::
A Brief History About
NASA’s Apollo 11Mission
July.20.1969
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The Apollo 11 Crew ::
Neil A. Armstrong Micheal Collins Edwin “Buzz”
Aldrin
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3-2-1, Lift Off :: Launched,
7.16.1969 The Apollo 11
mission blasted into space on the powerful Saturn rocket
Apollo 11 was launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida
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Skimming the Moon :: This would be the
third Apollo mission to enter the Moon’s orbit
It was also the second mission the lunar module would closely skim the Moon’s surface
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Sea of Tranquility :: Landed, 7.20.1969 Armstrong steps
onto the Moon and becomes the first person in history to do so
America would win the space race to the Moon, which was a significant event during the Cold War Era
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Earth on The Horizon ::
This was the view from the lunar module as it was landing
Mankind was no longer bound by the circles of the Earth
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One Small Step :: “That's one small
step for a man, one giant leap for mankind” – Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the Moon shortly after Armstrong
They spent 21 hours on the Moon’s surface
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On The Moon’s Surface ::
Buzz Aldrin poses for a photo taken by Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong stands alongside the U.S. flag, photo taken by Aldrin
The U.S. Flag is currently the only national flag on the surface of the Moon
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During their time on the surface, Armstrong and Aldrin collected samples and conducted simple experiments
The mission returned with 46 pounds of lunar rocks, stored in a makeshift cargo bay on the lunar module
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Safe Return :: Splashed down, 7.24.1969 A TV camera left behind on the Moon
showed the lunar module docking with the command module, orbiting the Moon
The splash down was also seen on TV
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The Legacy :: A plaque was left behind on the
Moon, that read “Here men from planet Earth set foot upon the Moon. July 1969 A.D. We came in peace for all Mankind”
A plaque from each mission was left behind on the Moon
Five more Apollo missions successfully landed on the Moon
