July 20th, 2009: 40th Anniversary of Moon Landing.

July 20th, 1969.

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin (respectively) became the first known human to step on the Moon. Michael Collins was orbiting the Moon manning the Command Module.

Apollo 11 mission, the firast manned mission to the Moon launched on July 16th, 1969. The Lunar Module landed in the southern Sea of Tranquility.

The Eagle Landed On The Moon 39 Years Ago

July 20th, 1969

Commander Neil Alden Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Eugene ‘Buzz’ Aldrin, Jr. became the first humans to land on the Moon while Command Module Pilot Michael Collins orbited above.

Apollo 11 mission launched on July 16th, 1969 and it took 4 days to reach the moon.

Apollo 11 39th Year Anniversary

July 16th, 1969.

The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned mission to land* on the moon. Commander Neil Alden Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Eugene ‘Buzz’ Aldrin, Jr. braved a new frontier and head to the moon. Both Armstrong and Aldrin had the privilege to land on the moon while Collins manned the module orbiting above.

It took four days for Apollo 11 to reach the moon.

to be continued on July 20th, 2008.

* Thx Bryan for pointing out the missing two words.