The Space Flight To The Moon

This historic event took place forty years ago. This is the first time in history that Apollo 11 spacecraft left the Earth and landed on the Moon. This is when the man put his foot on the moon for the first time. Inside the post you will see stunning images of this important event

The year was 1969 and the United States was determined to be the first nation to successfully land on and explore the moon’s surface.

An estimated 600 million viewers were glued to their television sets to witness Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins make this historical journey.

On July 16, 1969, these three courageous astronauts blasted off in the spacecraft Apollo 11. They traveled through space for four days before they neared the surface of the moon.