On this day in 1969, America announced to the whole world that Apollo-11 had landed on the surface of the moon. Armstrong immediately sent information to Mission Control in Texas that the Eagle had landed. But do you know what Neil Armstrong and his companions had left on the surface of the moon during this mission? Today we will tell you when this mission started and what Armstrong and his companions had left behind after reaching the moon.
man on the moon
America had announced on 16 July 1969 that its Mission Moon Apollo-11 spacecraft had taken off with three astronauts. However, till that time the world did not believe that humans could reach the moon. But then on 20 July 1969, Neil Armstrong and his companions made history by reaching the moon. On 20 July 1969, at exactly 4:18 pm, Apollo’s Eagle landed on the surface of the moon.
The place where the landing took place has been named Sea of Tranquility. 5 hours after reaching the moon, at 10:39 pm, Armstrong opened the door of the Eagle i.e. the plane and started descending on the surface of the moon with the help of a ladder. During this time, a TV camera recorded this entire scene, which was seen by more than 1 crore people on Earth. In some parts of the world it was day, and in some places it was night. Everyone was glued to the TV and radio. America’s Apollo-11 plane had landed after reaching the moon. Two American astronauts came out of it one by one. They had set foot on the moon for the first time.
reached the moon
The first words spoken after reaching the moon later became very popular all over the world. The first two words spoken by Buzz Aldrin were ‘Contact Light’. After returning from the surface of the moon to his plane Eagle, his space suit had the soil of the moon. During this time, Neil and Buzz left about 106 things on the moon.
• Apollo 11 Lunar Module Descent Stage (1)
• American Flag 3′ x 5′(1)
• Laser Ranging Retroreflector (1)
• Passive Seismic Experiment (1)
• Neil Armstrong’s Life Support System (1)
• Neil Armstrong’s Apollo space boots (2)
• Edwin’s (Buzz) Life Support System (1)
• Edwin (Buzz)’s Apollo Space Boots (2)
• Empty food bags (2+)
• Silicon Valley with statements from 73 leaders including Presidents Nixon, Johnson, Eisenhower (1)
• Imitation of the olive branch, a symbol of peace (1)
• Apollo 1 Virgil mission patch (1)
• Commemorative plaque associated with the Moon Module Descent (1)
• TV camera (1)
• Spring scale (2)
• Tongs (1)
• Small scoop (1)
• Large school sample (1)
• Skongs (1)
• 20 Trenching Tools (1)
• Camera (Hasselblad EI Data) (1)
• Arm rests (1)
• Mesa Bracket
• Solar Wind Composition Staff (1)
• Handle of Contingency Lunar Sample Return Container (1)
• Medals commemorating two dead astronauts (2)
• Document Sample Box Seal (1)
• Storage container (empty) (1)
• Hasselblad Pack (1)
• Polarizing filter (1)
• Remote control unit (PLSS) (2)
• Defection Collective Device (4)
• Film Magazines (2)
• Overshoes, Lunar (2)
• Cover, PGA gas connector (2)
• Kit electric vest, rope (1)
• Bag assy, load carrying rope (1)
• Transport rope (1)
• Bag deployment equipment conveyors (1)
• Life Line, Lt. wt (1)
• EVA waist rope, (4)
• Bag, Deployment, Life Line
• Food Assembly, LM (4 man day) (1)
• TV subsystem, lunar (1)
• Lens TV Wide Angle (1)
• Les TVs Lunar Day (1)
• Cable Assembly, TV (100 Feet) (1)
• Adapter, SRC/OPS (2)
• Canister, ECH LIOH (2)
• Urine Collection Assembly, Small (2)
• Urine Collection Assembly, Large (2)
• Bag Emesis (4)
• Filters, oxygen bacteria (1)
• Container Assembly, Disposal (1)
• Container, PLSS Condensate (1)
• Antenna, S-band (1)
• Cable, S-band antenna (1)
• Bag, Lunar Equipment Transfer (1)
• Pallet Assembly #1 (1)
• Central Station (1)
• Pallet Assembly #2 (1)
• Primary structure assembly (1)
• Hammer (1)
• Gnomon (except mount) (1)
• Tripod (1)
• Handle/cable assembly (TV camera cord)
• York Mesh Packing Material (1)
• SWC Bag (Extra) (1)
• Core Tube Bits (2)
• SRC Seal Protectors (2)
• Environmental Sample Containers ‘O’ Rings (2+)
• Apollo Lunar Surface Close-Up Camera (1)
• Lunar Equipment Conveyor (1)
• ECS canister (1)
• ECS Bracket (1)
• OPS Bracket (2+)
• Left hand side stowage compartment (1)
• Foot print
• Extension handle
• Stainless steel cover (9 x 7 5/8 inches x 1/16 inch thick)
• Flags Plastic Covering
• 8 feet aluminum tube
• 2+ retaining pins for flags
• Insulating blankets
• Small aluminum capsule
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