During personal project time this week, “A” has been researching the story of the first lunar landing.
Here she has written a news article as though she was a journalist at the time of the Apollo 11 mission:
FROM EARTH TO THE MOON
“One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”
These are the words spoken by Commander Neil Armstrong as he took his first step on the moon.
On July 16th, 1969, the Apollo 11 launched from the Kennedy Space Centre. Inside were Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. Their mission was to land on the moon and collect moon rock samples before returning to Earth.
Buzz Aldrin piloted the Eagle lunar landing module onto the moon’s surface on July 20th, 1969. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stayed on the moon for 2 1/2 hours, collecting samples, carrying out experiments and leaving the flag of The United States of America.
21 1/2 hours after landing on the moon, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were collected by Michael Collins in the command module Columbia. They landed safely back on Earth on July 24th, 1969.
Man has gone to the moon and back. What else is possible for mankind?
