As they continued with their work Collins, who had remained on board the command module Columbia, told Nasa mission control that he had successfully completed an orbit of the moon.
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During their mission, Armstrong and Aldrin spoke to President Nixon through their Houston base. We came in peace for all mankind.
Activities leading up to the launching of the flight indicated the mission could have been aborted, and even Neil Armstrong expressed doubts about a successful landing on the moon – revealing the chances were 50/50.
The Smithsonian hopes to build a climate-controlled case for Neil Armstrong’s suit that will protect it in addition to allowing the public to view it. The campaign is now live on Kickstarter with a goal of $500,000.
The Apollo missions in the late 1960s and early 1970s captivated the world.
In 2012, NASA announced the cameras had spotted five flags planted by astronauts.
Forty-six years ago today, the United States of America safely landed two men on the surface of the Moon.
The moon landing and walk took place 4 days after the Apollo 11 blasted off from the Cape Kennedy launch pad. The man had followed Aldrin around, telling him to “repent” to “get to heaven” and called the astronaut “a coward, and a liar and a thief”.
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On a day so monumental and equally terrifying the astronauts’ wives still made it to Sunday Morning services. Photos taken by the lunar orbiter show tracks made by lunar rovers and equipment left behind, including backpacks jettisoned by astronauts.
