First man on the moon

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!

JONATHAN MAYO: After completing their experiments on the moon Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin got back inside the Eagle. To Aldrin's horror he sees a circuit breaker switch that has broken off.

One small step...one giant Leap...1969...a Man on the Moon/

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, was my schooldays hero. I remember that I had pasted many of his photographs in my notebook, which were published in newspapers and magazines. As a collector of postal stamps, I always searched for stamps portraying this great astronaut, as well as stamps related to Apollo 11 Mission. I also remember

Neil Armstrong - American Astronaut. He was the mission commander of the Apollo 11 manned space flight to the Moon. On July 20, 1969, he became the first person in recorded human history to walk on the moon, before being joined on the lunar surface by fellow astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. Cremated, Other, Specifically: Cremains committed to sea in the Atlantic Ocean by his widow off of the ship USS Philippine Sea.

As technology and science advances, materials change, but there is one material that was created long ago and is now in the middle of a very much needed revolution — plastic. Plastic is being taken into the new century keeping the good aspects of itself and leaving the bad behind. It’s an ongoing process, but […]

Okay, who pooped on the Moon? Well, that answer is obvious: astronauts. But, um, why and how did that happen? Twelve astronauts from six Apollo missions

Historians have offered vastly different interpretations of the origins of the Cold War over the past 5 decades. Few historical events have been subject to such an array of revisionist and neo-revisionist accounts. In this lesson, students enter the fray through exploring a variety of documents highlighting various issues and perspectives that led to the Cold War and address the question: Who was primarily responsible for the Cold War, the United States or the Soviet Union? [All files…

After returning to Earth, Armstrong would direct the spotlight away from himself,...

As the Apollo 11 moon landing’s 50th anniversary nears on July 20, even the most avid space fans might think they know all there is to know about the historic first moon landing. Think again.…