President Kennedy set a lofty goal of putting a man on the moon before the end of the 1960s. This is the story of the Apollo Program leading up to the moon landing of Apollo 11. During the 1960s, the National Aerunautics and Space Administration (NASA) e
NASA Facts Explore Explorers To the Moon and Back The Eagle Has Landed Space Conqueror Frequently Asked Questions Who is Buzz Aldrin? Buzz Aldrin is an American astronaut who became famous as the second person to walk on the Moon. He was part of the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 with Neil Arm...
The Apollo 11Moonlanding was an awe-inspiring moment in the history of the human race for some and an endless debate of conspiracy theories and cover-ups for others. One of those theories states that the Moon landing—and indeed the entire mission—revolved around the desires and wishes of ...
“A fresh, expanded edition of Floca’s top-drawer tribute to the first moon landing, which won a Sibert honor in 2010. New here is an early nod to the “thousands of people” who worked behind the scenes to make the mission a success... and a much-enlarged account of Apollo 11’s...
He was then assigned to backup the command module pilot for Apollo 11, the first moon landing mission. Between his flights on Apollo 16 and STS-4, Mattingly served in astronaut managerial positions in the space shuttle development program. After landing on STS-51C, Mattingly decided to retire...
Peter Max Apollo 11 Moon Footprint art print This rare limited-edition Peter Max poster measuring 19" x 12" was issued on the 30th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. It’s signed by both Peter Max and Buzz Aldrin. The image takes the iconic boot photo from Apollo 11 and showca...
The national effort that enabled Astronaut Neil Armstrong to speak those words as he stepped onto the lunar surface fulfilled a dream as old as humanity. Project Apollo’s goals went beyond landing Americans on the moon and returning them safely to Earth. ...
Peter Max Apollo 11 Moon Footprint art print This rare limited-edition Peter Max poster measuring 19" x 12" was issued on the 30th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. It’s signed by both Peter Max and Buzz Aldrin. The image takes the iconic boot photo from Apollo 11 and showca...
From the front, this conformed to that worn by the Apollo 11 crew when sitting in front of a picture of the Moon for their publicity shots (Figure 13) and it is interesting to see that the TMG front cover was peeled back by pulling at the NASA logo on the right. (As noted already...
The results of this mission proved the lunar module was ready to go to the Moon on Apollo 10. Here are some more interesting facts about the Apollo 9 mission: The entire mission took place in low-Earth orbit. February 28 was the initial launch date, but the crew developed sore throats ...