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Jun 5, 2024 · Apollo 11, U.S. spaceflight during which commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Edwin (“Buzz”) Aldrin, Jr., on July 20, 1969, became the first people to land on the Moon and walk the lunar surface.
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1 day ago · A Presbyterian elder, Aldrin became the first person to hold a religious ceremony on the Moon when he privately took communion . After leaving NASA in 1971, Aldrin became Commandant of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. He retired from the Air Force in 1972 after 21 years of service.
Jun 18, 2024 · Neil Armstrong was an American astronaut and the first person to set foot on the Moon. After joining the space program in 1962, he became the command pilot of Gemini 8, which completed the first manual space docking maneuver. He is best known for accompanying Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. to the surface of the Moon on July 20, 1969.
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Jun 2, 2024 · In the history of Space Exploration, numerous space missions have been undertaken to study the Moon, the Earth’s natural satellite. Here’s the list of successful moon landings (crewed and uncrewed) with dates and mission summaries. As of June 2024, there were a total of 26 (6 crewed and 20 uncrewed) successful or partially successful moon landings.
Jun 9, 2024 · Apollo 11 marked the first human on the moon. Bringing a fully crewed spacecraft to the moon (and back home!) is widely regarded as the most important accomplishment of the Space Race. However,...
Jun 7, 2024 · Who was the first man on the moon? Astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first person on the moon. More than half a billion people watched Armstrong take his first step on the moon on TV,...
1 day ago · Commander Gene Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt walked on the Moon, while Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans orbited above. Schmitt was the only professional geologist to land on the Moon; he was selected in place of Joe Engle, as NASA had been under pressure to send a scientist to the Moon.
