It was the dawn of a new age, when man’s limitations seemed not to exist. The moon landing in July 1969, was the most important news story of the final year of the tumultuous 1960s. For 48 minutes of each orbit of the moon, he was out of radio contact with Earth. Toronto’s 1960s newspapers-Man on the Moon. Whilst his co-pilots explored the Moon, Michael Collins was alone in orbit for more than 21 hours, piloting the command module. However, scientists think decades’ worth of sunlight have bleached away their colors. Images taken by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in 2012 showed that at least 5 of the 6 American Flags raised during Apollo missions were still standing. Traveling at supersonic speed, the jet flew perilously close to Gagarin's MiG, likely overturning the MiG with its backwash and sending Gagarin's jet into a. It was the first time humans walked another world. However, in June 2013, fellow cosmonaut, Alexey Leonov (the first man to conduct a spacewalk), revealed that the accident was caused by a Sukhoi fighter jet that had been flying too low. Although they managed to plant the pole about 18cm deep, Aldrin stated that the flag was later knocked over by engine exhaust as Apollo 11 lifted off. July 20, 1969: First Man on the Moon The first astronauts walk on the lunar surface during NASAs Apollo 11 mission. The world watched on television as Neil Armstrong took the first steps on the moon’s surface on July 20, 1969. They also erected an American flag, a task that proved more difficult than expected as they struggled to jam the pole into the Moons hard surface. Of the 21 hours and 36 minutes spent on the Moons surface, Armstrong and Aldrin spent 2.5 hours outside the module collecting data, setting up experiments and taking pictures.
The module remained on the Moon’s surface for 21 hours and 36 minutesĪrmstrong was the first man to step onto the Moon, followed 20 minutes later by Aldrin. Aldrin salutes the United States flag on the lunar surface.
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