Discovering the Moon: The Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Edition

Discovering the Moon: The Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Edition — page 5
TO BOLDLY GO On July 20th 1969 the world held its breath as mankind took its first steps on another world It has been 50 years since Neil Armstrong first said the now famous words That’s one small step for a man one giant leap for mankind and we know more about the universe than ever before We’ve since landed probes on the surface of Mars and sent Voyager 1 over 13 1 billion miles away from Earth into interstellar space yet something about the Apollo 11 mission still takes our breath away Three astronauts only two of whom got to set foot on the surface of the moon went into the great unknown for the good of scientific discovery and human curiosity and against all odds came back to Earth safe and sound The road of space exploration has not been easy but it has given humanity a new perspective on our marvelously unique planet and our incredible universe We salute those who participated in the Apollo missions and everyone who has ever looked up at the night sky and wondered about the universe Keep reaching for the stars 12