July 20, 2022 –International Moon Day, the exploration never stop
By ” That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind .” When Neil Armstrong stepped down onto the moon’s cratered surface, he said the words.
A $ 25.4 bn footprint. Photo Credit: NASA
At 9:32 A.M. on July 16, 1969 , the whole world witnessed Apollo 11 take off from Kennedy Space Center with three astronauts on board. Neil Armstrong was the commander of the mission.
Apollo 11 Crew. Photo Credit: NASA
The spacecraft entered the lunar orbit after three days, on July 19. The lunar module, Eagle, disengaged from the main command module the next day, manned by Armstrong and Aldrin. When Eagle touched the lunar surface, Armstrong radioed his historical message to Mission Control in Houston, Texas: ” The Eagle has landed. ”
Apollo 11 Launches – July 16, 1969 . Photo Credit: NASA
At 10:39 P.M., Armstrong exited the lunar module and made his way down its ladder. His progress was being recorded by a television camera attached to the module, transmitting signals back to Earth, where the world was watching with bated breath.
American astronaut Buzz Aldrin, on the Moon, July 20, 1969. Photo Credit: NASA
At 10:56 P.M., Armstrong stepped on the moon’s powdery surface, and spoke his iconic words: ” That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
The only photo of Neil Armstrong on the lunar surface. Photo Credit: NASA
The Moon Village Association submitted an application during the UN-COPUOS 64th Session, for the proclamation of the International Moon Day on July 20. The proclamation has been approved on December 9 2021, by the UN General Assembly.
Moon Exploration has started when Luna 2, a spacecraft launched by the Soviet Union, made an impact on the surface of the Moon on September 14, 1959. Many more spacecrafts have been launched in the last 62 years from different countries such as the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, China, India and Israel, in order to better understand the Moon and its relationship to Earth.
The International Moon Day is a good opportunity to educate the public and promote and raise each year, at the international level, the awareness on the status and prospects for humanity, the sustainable Moon Exploration and Utilization of the Moon and the need to act together to regulate activities on and around the Moon.
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