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Астронет: Астрономическая картинка дня Один маленький шаг http://variable-stars.ru/db/msg/1165394/eng |
Credit & Copyright: NASA,
Kennedy Space Center, Neil Armstrong
Explanation:
On July 20th, 1969, a human first set foot on the
Moon. Pictured above is the first lunar
footprint. The footprint and distinction of the first person to walk on the
Moon belong to
Neil Armstrong. It has been estimated
that one billion people world-wide watched Armstrong's first step
- making the live transmission from a camera mounted on the lunar lander the
highest rated television show ever. Upon setting foot on the moon,
Armstrong said:
"That's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind."
The Apollo
missions to the
Moon
have been described as the result of the greatest technological
mobilization the world has known.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.