AMERICANS LAND ON THE MOON
Houston, Texas (JFK+50) On July 20, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong* and Buzz Aldrin** touched down on the lunar surface. With Michael Collins*** at the controls of the mother ship Columbia in lunar orbit, Armstrong and Aldrin descended to the surface of the moon aboard Eagle.
At 3:17 p.m., Houston time, Armstrong reported...
"Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."
This response came from Charles Duke, Capsule Communicator based here in Houston...
"Roger, Tranquility. We copy you on the ground. You've got a bunch of guys about to turn blue. We're breathing again."
Later, at 9:39 p.m (CDT), Armstrong opened the hatch and descended the ladder. He turned on a black & white TV camera and set his left foot on the moon's surface.
Five hundred million people were watching as he stepped down from the ladder and said...
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
The first part of President John F. Kennedy's goal set in 1961 to land a man on the moon by decade's end had been accomplished. The second part was a safe return to Earth.
Houston, Texas (JFK+50) On July 20, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong* and Buzz Aldrin** touched down on the lunar surface. With Michael Collins*** at the controls of the mother ship Columbia in lunar orbit, Armstrong and Aldrin descended to the surface of the moon aboard Eagle.
At 3:17 p.m., Houston time, Armstrong reported...
"Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."
This response came from Charles Duke, Capsule Communicator based here in Houston...
"Roger, Tranquility. We copy you on the ground. You've got a bunch of guys about to turn blue. We're breathing again."
Later, at 9:39 p.m (CDT), Armstrong opened the hatch and descended the ladder. He turned on a black & white TV camera and set his left foot on the moon's surface.
Five hundred million people were watching as he stepped down from the ladder and said...
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
The first part of President John F. Kennedy's goal set in 1961 to land a man on the moon by decade's end had been accomplished. The second part was a safe return to Earth.
Neil Armstrong Steps onto the Moon
NASA Photo from TV Image
July 20, 1969
