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APOLLO 11 Landing Anniversary And Footsteps on Moon
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APOLLO 11 Landing Anniversary And Footsteps on Moon

The First Moon Landing On July 20, 1969, millions of people tuned in to see two American astronauts do a step that had never before been accomplished. They made history when Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin first stepped foot on the moon in their heavy space suits and oxygen-filled backpacks reached there by APOLLO 11. Armstrong famously said, "That's one little stride for a man, one huge leap for humanity," when the pair placed a foot on the lunar surface for the first time. The Race to Space After a series of previous firsts in space, humans could take just one modest step. Sputnik 1, Russia's first artificial satellite, was launched in 1957. Several American satellites were launched in the wake of this. Both nations aspired to be the first to put a person in orbit. fi...
July 20, 1969: Apollo 11 astronauts landed on moon
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July 20, 1969: Apollo 11 astronauts landed on moon

Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins landed on the moon approximately 53 years ago. Some people still called it a hoax and many more believe in this achievement. Let's read some real facts about the moon's mission in 1969. If you find yourself in a dispute about whether humanity first set foot on the Moon on July 20, 1969, you are probably not ready for it. Most people believe that US government, Nasa, and the 12 astronauts who stepped on the Moon did fake it. The 400,000 individuals engaged in the Apollo 11 program would not be able to fake one of humanity's greatest achievements. However, people do believe that the US government and NASA had faked it. They exclaim that they wanted to divert the attention of people away from the Vietnam wa...