Apollo moon landing

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This Las Vegas newspaper captures the excitement as two American astronauts explore the moon's surface on July 20. Earlier in the day, President Richard Nixon had led the nation in prayer for a successful moon landing.

The highlight of the last human spaceflight to the Moon occurred on 11 Dec. 1972, with the lunar landing of Apollo 17. After a four-day journey to the Moon, astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt descended to the lunar surface while crewmate Ronald Evans remained in lunar orbit. Schmitt, the only professional geologist to walk on the Moon, and Cernan landed in the Taurus-Littrow highlands region, an area that offered a unique combination of old and young geologic material. Credit…

What did they eat on Apollo 11? How did a felt tip pen save them? How did they go to the toilet in space? Is the queen's voice on the moon? Find out the answers in this 17 page FREE printable pack filled with fun facts, puzzles and activities.

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#OnThisDay in 1969, Apollo 11's lunar module, Eagle, landed on the moon, forever imprinting its mark on human history. A giant leap for mankind! 🚀🌕 #Apollo11 #MoonLanding #SpaceExploration #HumanAchievement

Apollo 11 Pictures and Photos - Getty Images

Happy International Day of Human Space Flight! Neil Armstrong was the first man to step on the Moon. He did that on July 20, 1969, five months before Kennedy’s deadline. Check out our Moon Unit for the full story!

Humans walked on the moon on July 20, 1969.

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"Eagle" on the moon

Anyone who's spent time on the internet knows that some folks doubt the veracity of the moon landing, but the evidence is all around us.

This fantastic — or perhaps fantastical — image of a space shuttle launching through the clouds has been getting a lot of comments on the social media circuits. But is it real? No, it is a composite of two different images put together by photographer Richard Silvera. “The picture of the sky and clouds was … Continue reading "Incredible Space Shuttle Picture: Is it Real?"

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Did you know all flags on the moon are actually white now?

Views of the moon, earth and the astronauts who brought images home from the Apollo missions

Low poly lunar module used in the Apollo 11 mission - the first mission to land men on the moon in 1969.