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ANNIVERSARY OF THE VERY FIRST MOON LANDING
At 20:17 GMT on July 20, 1969, the Eagle lunar module landed on the Moon. American astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon at 2:56 GMT on July 21, 1969. He stepped out of the Apollo 11 lunar module and onto the Moon’s surface, in an area called the ‘Sea of Tranquility.’ Shortly after him, at 03:15 GMT, Armstrong was joined by the lunar module pilot, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin. Both astronauts collected data and soil samples before planting the US flag at 03:41 GMT. Meanwhile, Michael Collins successfully orbited the Moon in the mothership Columbia.
Neil and Buzz also unveiled a plaque bearing President Nixon’s signature and an inscription reading:
In this installment of the moon landing myths, we talk about the conspiracy theory that the moon landings were faked by NASA, with Stanley Kubrick directing the whole thing here on Earth. For anyone who wants to look, there is plenty of empirical evidence to bust any of the hoax favourites, if you know where to look and do not limit yourself to unsubstantiated You Tube videos. I only mention a few here but really these are the most popular ones.
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Saima Baig
I am a Chartered Environmentalist from the Royal Society for the Environment, UK and co-owner of DoLocal Digital Marketing Agency Ltd, with a Master of Environmental Management from Yale University, an MBA in Finance, and a Bachelor of Science in Physics and Mathematics. I am passionate about science, history and environment and love to create content on these topics.
