Giant Leap Apollo Moon Landing Remembered
Fifty years after Apollo 11 July 20 1969 astronauts Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins changed history. The Mini Page reflects on the six moon missions 1969 to 1972 and the world watching about one billion people live on television.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Armstrong
Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin
Neil A. Armstrong
Michael Collins
Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Buzz Aldrin
Apollo Moon Missions A Brief Chronology and Cernan Quote
The Apollo program included Apollo 1 a deadly tragedy in January 1967 that killed Gus Grissom Ed White and Roger Chaffee. Apollo 4 5 and 6 were unmanned tests while Apollo 8 orbited the Moon. Apollo 12 followed in November 1969 with three astronauts and Apollo 17 featured Gene Cernans farewell on the Moon and the Blue Marble Earth photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apollo
Gus Grissom
Ed White
Roger Chaffee
Gene Cernan
America
Moonwalk Books at Library Featured Moon Landing Stories
The library hosts two new moon landing focused titles. Moonwalk: The Story of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing by David Jenkins and 12 Incredible Facts About the First Moon Landing by Angie Smibert are highlighted on the On the Web page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Jenkins
Angie Smibert
Moon’s Synchronous Spin and Lunar Features
The Moon always shows the same face due to synchronous rotation with Earth. Light regions are highlands, dark maria are ancient lava-filled basins, and craters record a billions long impact history for the Moon and inner solar system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
50th Anniversary Moon Landing Feature Preview
The page invites readers to explore a moon landing anniversary feature and to visit related standards and social media resources for classroom activities. It highlights standards-based activities and a Mini Page presence on Facebook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Facebook
Also Mentioned on This Page
Moon
Russia
United States
U.S
Robert Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Neil
Armstrong
Aldrin
Astronaut
Celestial
Collins
Journey
NCGN
Tronau
Tsogo
Degnor
ODBO
Space
Meredith
Roger
Bobby
Marie
Carlos
Mars
Cassius One LLC
Www
Myvocabulary.com
Rootonym
Jan & Carey Orr Cook
Tay As
Buzz
Eco Note
Andrews McMeel Universal
Boc
Walnut
Kansas City
Mini
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!