Apollo 11: Onto a New World
Explanation:
A human first set foot on another world on July 20, 1969.
This world was Earth's own
Moon.
In honor of today's
40th anniversary,
NASA has released a
digitally restored video
of this
milestone in human history.
Pictured above is
Neil Armstrong
preparing to take the
historic first step.
On the way down the
Lunar Module ladder,
Armstrong released
equipment which included the television camera that recorded
this fuzzy image.
Pictures and voice transmissions were broadcast live to a world wide audience
estimated at one fifth of the world's population.
The Apollo Moon landings have since been described as the
greatest technological
achievement the world has known.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
Specific
rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
