Humans And The Moon

HUMANS AND THE MOON

Apollo 11 Moon Landing

In 1961, American President John F Kennedy announced his aim to land a man on the moon and return him safely to Earth before the 1960s ended.

On board were three astronauts (commander Neil Armstrong, lunar module pilot Edwin BuzzAldrin and command module pilot Michael Collins). Their mission was named Apollo 11 and had been organised by NASA - the American space agency.

Three days later, they entered Lunar Obrit, with the Landing Module separating a day later to make its descent, whilst the Lunar Commander (with Collins in command) stayed in orbit around the moon.

FOOTPRINTS ON THE MOON

Neil Armstrong put his left foot on the rocky Moon. It was the first human footprint on the Moon. They had taken TV cameras with them. The first footprints on the Moon will be there for a million years. There is no wind to blow them away.

ANOTHER FLIGHTS TO THE MOON

FUTURE FLIGHTS

---Chang'e 3 :

Lunar orbiter and rover (CNSA, China)

Launch: Planned for 2013.

ACTIVE FLIGHTS

---GRAIL (Ebb and Flow) :

Launch: 10 Sep 2011

---Chang'e 2 嫦娥二号 :

Launch: 1 Oct 2010.

---Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter :

Launch: 18 Jun 2009

PAST FLIGHTS

---LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite):

Launch: 18 Jun 2009. Lunar impact: 9 Oct 2009.

---Chandrayaan-1:

Launch: October 22, 2008

Lunar orbit insertion: November 8, 2008

---Chang'e 1:

Launched: October 24, 2007

Lunar orbit: November 5, 2007

---Kaguya (SELENE):

Launched: September 14, 2007

Lunar orbit: October 3, 2007

---SMART-1:

Launched: September 27, 2003

Lunar orbit: November 15, 2004

---Lunar Prospector:

Launched: January 7, 1998

---Clementine:

Launched: April 25, 1994

---Hiten / Muss A:

Launched: January. 24, 1990

---Luna 24:

Launched: August 9, 1976

Lunar landing: August 18, 1976

---Luna 23:

Launched: October 28, 1974

---Luna 22:

Launched: May 29, 1974

Lunar landing: June 2, 1974

---Luna 21 / Lunokhod 2:

Launched: January. 8, 1973

Lunar landing: January 15, 1973

---Apollo 17:

Launched: December 7, 1972

Lunar landing: December 11, 1972

Return to Earth: December 19, 1972

---Soyuz L3:

Launched: November 23, 1972

---Apollo 16:

Launched: April 16, 1972

Lunar

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