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20-07-2009, 07:22 AM
Today is the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Mission where Nasa sent men to the moon and succeeded.
In July 1969, astronaut Neil Armstrong's 'giant leap for mankind' was watched by millions of people around the world.
The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. It was the fifth human spaceflight of Project Apollo and the third human voyage to the Moon. Launched on July 16, 1969, it carried Mission Commander Neil Alden Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Eugene 'Buzz' Aldrin, Jr. On July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon, while Collins orbited above.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Aldrin_Apollo_11.jpg/600px-Aldrin_Apollo_11.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Apollo_11_bootprint.jpg/594px-Apollo_11_bootprint.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Apollo_11_Launch2.jpg/480px-Apollo_11_Launch2.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Apollo11Plaque.jpg/800px-Apollo11Plaque.jpg
Links:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8152161.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2009/moon_landing/default.stm
In July 1969, astronaut Neil Armstrong's 'giant leap for mankind' was watched by millions of people around the world.
The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. It was the fifth human spaceflight of Project Apollo and the third human voyage to the Moon. Launched on July 16, 1969, it carried Mission Commander Neil Alden Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Eugene 'Buzz' Aldrin, Jr. On July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon, while Collins orbited above.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Aldrin_Apollo_11.jpg/600px-Aldrin_Apollo_11.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Apollo_11_bootprint.jpg/594px-Apollo_11_bootprint.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Apollo_11_Launch2.jpg/480px-Apollo_11_Launch2.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Apollo11Plaque.jpg/800px-Apollo11Plaque.jpg
Links:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8152161.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2009/moon_landing/default.stm