Moon WalkingOn July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made history as the first people to land on the moon. As two members of a larger Apollo 11 mission team, they spent a day exploring the moon's surface. An estimated 500 million people watched the TV broadcast of the moon landing (famous clip and quote here), though please take time to watch more historical footage courtesy of NASA and review the Apollo 11 clips and interviews, courtesy of NPR .
Books and Reading:
Books and Reading:
Magnificent Desolation : the Long Journey Home from the Moon by Buzz Aldrin with Ken Abraham
Reaching for the Moon by Buzz Aldrin ; paintings by Wendell Minor
First Man : the Life of Neil A. Armstrong by James R. Hansen
Rocket Men : the Triumph and Tragedy of the First Americans on the Moon by Craig Nelson
In the Shadow of the Moon : a Challenging Journey to Tranquility, 1965-1969 by Francis French and Colin Burgess ; with a foreword by Walter Cunningham
In the Shadow of the Moon [DVD] ; directed by David Sington (overview of the Apollo Space program and voyages 8-17).
Reaching for the Moon by Buzz Aldrin ; paintings by Wendell Minor
First Man : the Life of Neil A. Armstrong by James R. Hansen
Rocket Men : the Triumph and Tragedy of the First Americans on the Moon by Craig Nelson
In the Shadow of the Moon : a Challenging Journey to Tranquility, 1965-1969 by Francis French and Colin Burgess ; with a foreword by Walter Cunningham
In the Shadow of the Moon [DVD] ; directed by David Sington (overview of the Apollo Space program and voyages 8-17).
