Just as ordinary people had been scared witless by the thought of a beeping Russian probe overhead, so they now celebrated the triumph of the moon landing. Families huddled around their television sets in awe together. read more
But the main reason going to the moon was so important was because it was the moon. Because it was something that, since humanity was smart enough to look around and see what's what, had been the very embodiment of the impossible. read more
When Armstrong landed on the moon, no one could have known that the last man to walk on the moon – fellow astronaut Eugene Cernan – would follow him just three years later in 1972. No one has been back since. read more
It was the first time that man was trying to leave the planet earth and try to land on the moon, so it was a big attempt to land on the moon. read more