He said their feat “inspires us to redouble our efforts to bring peace and tranquility to earth.” Not as a sign of acquisition of territory, but as a sign of the nation which was willing to spend the energy and money to carry out this adventure.Īnd they got a warm telephone call of congratulations from President Nixon, 240,000 miles away on earth. The two men planted the American flag on the moon. One will answer the age-old question of whether the moon is internally active, like the earth, or cold and inert like a meteorite. The astronauts left two self contained, automated scientific experiments on the moon. Many scientists on earth believe that when these rocks are studied on earth they will show a record of the solar system as it was when it was formed – untarnished by wind and weather in the airless wastes of the moon. The most valuable payload science has ever known. The astronauts collected more than 50 pounds of lunar rocks and soil.
It may unlock many secrets of the universe and provide clues to how it all started. In the two hours and 16 minutes between the time Armstrong stepped on the surface and the pair were back inside Eagle’s cabin, research was begun.
joined Armstrong on the surface, and cried: “Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, a magnificent desolation.” MAN ON THE MOON: THE TALK BETWEEN MISSION CONTROL AND THE APOLLO 11 CREW WHILE ON THE MOON “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” Armstrong exclaimed. He became the first man to step on the moon. With his camera recording the fantastic, totally unreal scene for his home planet, Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong climbed down a nine-rung ladder from the cabin of the landing craft called Eagle. These men coolly established earth’s first outpost in the universe, sending back an amazing panorama of views to millions of awed TV viewers. In the most incredible adventure in human history. HOUSTON, July 20 – Two men landed on the moon today and for more than two hours walked its forbidding surface in mankind’s first exploration of an alien world. (Originally published by the Daily News on July 21, 1969.
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