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How Neil Armstrong became first man on the moon
For thousands of years man had looked to the heavens and dreamed of walking on the moon on July 20th 1969
As part of the Apollo 11 mission Neil Armstrong became the very first to accomplish that dream
followed only minutes later by Buzz Aldrin
Their accomplishment placed the United States ahead of the Soviets in the space race and gave people around the world the hope of future space
exploration
Becoming the first person on the moon
when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 on October 4th 1957
The United States was surprised to find themselves behind in the race to space
Still behind the Soviets four years later President, John F
Kennedy gave inspiration and hope to the American people in his speech to Congress on May 25th
1961 in which he stated. 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
Just eight years later the United States accomplished this goal by placing Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon
takeoff at
9:32 a.m. On July 16 1969
The Saturn V rocket launched Apollo 11 into the sky from launch complex
39a at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the ground there were over 3,000 journalists
7,000 dignitaries and
Approximately a half million tourists watching this momentous occasion
the event went smoothly and as scheduled after
One and a half orbits around Earth the Saturn V
Thrusters flared once again in the crew had to manage the delicate process of attaching the lunar module
Nicknamed eagle unto the nose of the joint command and service module nicknamed Columbia
Once attached Apollo 11 left the Saturn V rockets behind as they began their three-day journey to the moon
called the translunar coast a
difficult landing on July 19th
1:28 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
Apollo 11 entered the moon's orbit after
Spending a full day in lunar orbit
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin boarded the lunar module and detached it from the command module for their descent to the moon's surface as
The eagle departed Michael Collins to remain in the Columbia
Well Armstrong and Aldrin were on the moon checked for any visual problems with the lunar module
he son on and told the Eagle crew you cats take it easy on the lunar surface as the
Eagle headed toward the moon's surface several different warning alarms were activated
Armstrong and Aldrin realized that the computer system was guiding them to a landing area that was strewn with boulders the size of small cars
with some last minute maneuvers Armstrong guided the lunar module to a safe landing area at
4:17 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on July 20th 1969
The landing module landed on the moon's surface in the Sea of Tranquility with only seconds of fuel left
Armstrong reported to the command center in Houston, Houston
Tranquility base here. The eagle has landed
Houston responded Roger tranquility
We copy you on the ground
You got a bunch of guys about to turn blue
We were breathing again walking on the moon
after the excitement
exertion and drama of the lunar landing
Armstrong and Aldrin spent the next six and a half hours resting and then preparing themselves for their moonwalk at
10:28 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
Armstrong turned on the video cameras
these cameras transmitted images from the moon to over half a billion people on earth who sat watching their televisions it
Was phenomenal that these people were able to witness the amazing events that were unfolding hundreds of thousands of miles above them
working on the surface
Although Armstrong and Aldrin got a chance to admire the tranquil desolate beauty of the moon's surface
They also had a lot of work to do
Nathan had sent the astronauts with a number of scientific
Experiments to set up and the men where to collect samples from the area around their landing site
They returned with 46 pounds of moon rocks
Armstrong and Aldrin also set up a flag of the United States
While on the moon the astronauts received a call from President Richard Nixon
Nixon began by saying hello Neil and Buzz
I am talking to you by telephone from The Oval Office of the White House and
This certainly has to be the most historic telephone call ever made. I
Just can't tell you how proud we are of what you have done
time to leave
After spending 21 hours and 36 minutes upon the moon including 2 hours and 31 minutes of outside
Exploration it was time for Armstrong and Aldrin to leave
To lighten their load the two men threw out some excess materials like backpacks moon boots
Urine bags and a camera these fell to the moon's surface and were to remain there
Also left behind was a plaque which read here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the moon July
1969
Ad we came in peace for all mankind?
Apollo 11 lunar module rising above the moon to rendezvous with command module before heading home with half first visible over
horizon and background
time life pictures NASA Getty Images the lunar module blasted off from the moon's surface at
154 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on July 21st
1969
Everything went well in the Eagle Reed docked with the Columbia after
Transferring all of their samples up to the Columbia. The Eagle was set adrift in the moon's orbit
The Columbia with all three astronauts back on board then began their three-day journey back to earth
splashed down
Before the Columbia command module entered the Earth's atmosphere
It separated itself from the service module when the capsule reached
24,000 feet three parachutes deployed to slow down the kill be as dissent at
12:50 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on July 24th, the Columbia safely landed in the Pacific Ocean
southwest of Hawaii
They landed just 13 nautical miles from the EU's
Best Hornet that was scheduled to pick them up
Once picked up the three astronauts were immediately placed into quarantine for fears of possible moon germs
Three days after being retrieved
Armstrong Aldrin and Collins were transferred to a quarantine facility in Houston for further observation
on August 10th
1969
17 days after splashdown the three astronauts were released from quarantine and able to return to their families
The astronauts were treated like heroes on their return. They were met by President Nixon and given ticker tape parades
These men had accomplished what men had only dared to dream for thousands of years to walk on the moon