The Eagle has Landed: The Journey of the Apollo Mission

July 21, 1969 American astronaut Neil Armstrong, Earth Radio: "There is a quiet base here, the eagle has landed." The control room in Houston, Texas is full of cheers and applause. Kennedy 's Apollo program places the United States at the forefront of space competition. Space competition between the Soviet Union and the United States is a big problem. The Apollo program builds up technology to fulfill the interests of other countries in the universe, to develop human capabilities in the lunar environment, to promote nationalism, and to achieve space advantage in the United States It is dedicated to that.

Apollo 11's mission includes three astronauts, Neil Armstrong, Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin, Michael Collins. The mission of Apollo 11 began on July 16, 1969. It entered the lunar orbit on July 19, 1969. On July 20, Moon Module Eagle was detached from the Command Module module and Columbia drove Collins. The moon module landed on the same day. On July 21, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person on the moon landing. The astronaut returned to Earth on July 24, 1969. Apollo 12 landed in a stormy sea in November 1969

Apollo 11 is a space flight, the first two landing on the moon. Mission Commander Neil Armstrong and American Pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Moon Module Eagle at 20:17 UTC on July 20, 1969. Armstrong became the first person to board the moon six hours after landing at UTC 02: 56: 15 on July 21; after 20 minutes Aldrin joined him. They spent about two and a half hours together outside the space ship and gathered 47.5 pounds (21.5 kilograms) of moon substance on the earth. Michael Collins will drive the Columbia Command Post on the lunar moon orbit. After Armstrong and Aldrin spent 21.5 hours on the moon, we joined Colombia again in lunar orbit.

Apollo crew 11 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first landed on the moon, after which the Apollo 1 mission patch remained on the moon. The mission of Apollo 15 left a plaque containing the names of Apollo 1 astronauts, including a small memorial image on the moon, a fallen astronaut, and a Soviet astronaut who was pursuing humanity space flight. Killed. After the firing of Apollo 1, launch facility 34 was used only for the launch of Apollo 7, later transferred to a concrete launcher and remained on site (28 ° 31 '19 "N 80 ° 33' 41" W / 28.52182 ° N 80.561258 ° W) Other concrete and steel structures. There are two plaques on the pedestal to commemorate the crew. Every year, a family of Apollo No. 1 crew is invited to this site to celebrate the event and the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex includes sites visiting the historic Cape Canaveral launch site.