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Apollo 11

  • JFK Announces There To Be A Man On The Moon

    JFK Announces There To Be A Man On The Moon
    On May 25, 1961 John F. Kennedy announced that there should be a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s. This announcement was very shocking.
  • First Lunar Landing For The USA

    First Lunar Landing For The USA
    The first lunar landing for the USA happened on June 2,1966 on the moon.NASA named the spacecraft Surveyor 1.
  • Apollo 1

    Apollo 1
    Apollo 1 exploded on January 28, 1967.Three people were killed in this tragedy.
  • Apollo 11

    Apollo 11
    Apollo 11 spacecraft was launched in Cape Kennedy, Florida on July 16, 1969. It was the first flight that took men to the moon.
  • Armstrong Opens The Hatch

    Armstrong Opens The Hatch
    At 2:39 on Monday July 21, 1969 Armstrong opened the hatch on the Eagle. About 7 minutes later after stepping on the moon Neil got a soil sample of the moon. Armstrong said the surface was very fine grained.
  • Returning Home

    Returning Home
    On July 24, 1969 the astronauts returned home in the Pacific Ocean at 11:45. This mission fulfilled John F. Kennedy's dream.