You possibly can return to the moon in the present day.
NASA
CBS is letting you make a journey again to the second the Saturn V rocket carrying astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins launched from the Kennedy House Heart in Florida at 9:32 a.m. on July 16, 1969.
The Saturn V traveled 250,000 miles. Aldrin and Armstrong walked on the moon for 2 hours 4 days later. Collins stayed in orbit.
The Apollo 11 crew introduced again 22 kilograms (about 50 kilos) of lunar materials, together with rocks, some core samples and lunar soil.
The unique NASA Apollo 11 moon touchdown tape have been estimated to be value $1-2 million by artwork vendor firm Sotheby’s. The historic tapes will likely be a part of an public sale on July 20. You possibly can the unique broadcast from CBS with anchor Walter Cronkite free of charge right here:
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Initially printed July 16 6:45 a.m. PT.
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