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Twelve people have walked on Earth's Moon. The first one was Neil Armstrong and the last one was Eugene Cernan. All crewed moon landings took place between July 1969 and December 1972 as part of the United States Apollo program.
Apollo 11 was a spaceflight conducted by the United States from July 16 to July 24, 1969. It marked the first time in history that humans landed on the Moon.
Feb 23, 2024 · On 20 July 1969, the world watched in anticipation as Apollo 11’s ‘Eagle’ lunar module touched down on the moon’s surface. From the early Apollo 1 tragedy to the social pressures that threatened the 1969 moon landing, spaceflight historian Amy Shira Teitel traces the history and legacy of NASA’s early attempts to put man on the moon….
- Elinor Evans
Jul 16, 2019 · Fifty years ago, two men walked on the Moon, and science fiction became reality. The writer Norman Mailer captured that moment in an extraordinary account.
Jul 18, 2019 · Astronaut Neil Armstrong made history on July 20, 1969, when he became the first man to set foot on the moon. Watch the historic Apollo 11 moments as the world witnessed them over 50 years...
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- Matt Zabriskie
Jul 9, 2019 · It's nearly 50 years since the US became the first country to land men on the Moon. The Apollo 11 mission was a huge moment in US and world history, but what exactly happened and why does it...
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Oct 11, 2024 · First human to set foot on the Moon. Neil A. Armstrong is probably best known as the commander for the Apollo 11 mission. He joined NASA’s predecessor, the NACA, as an aeronautical research scientist and pilot in 1955.
