Apollo 11

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Apollo 11 was the first moon landing carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, it was launched July 16, 1969 13:32:00 UTC on the purpose of reaching the moon before the Soviets (who launched the 184-pound Sputnik I) and before the end of the 1960s. This goal was set by President John Fitzgerald Kennedy (John F. Kennedy) when he said in front of congress: “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.” Apollo 11 was part of NASA’s Apollo mission which had many failures, a rocket blowing up “Practically every day” “It looked like a … quick way to have a short career.” and everyone on board had been on other missions and so the were called “veterans.” It was launched from The Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 A.K.A “Mission Control.” They then launched it and while in flight the switch for the Portable Life Support System (PLSS) broke and Buzz Aldrin used AG-7 black ink pen to fix it, Paul Fisher (who designed the “Space Pen”) took advantage of it instantly, saying they used it to “push in the bi-metallic strip of the breaker assembly, thus saving two of the Apollo 11 crew from being stranded on the moon.” —————————————– Bonus Material from taylorspectrum on Buzz Aldrin, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” ~ Neil Armstrong Buzz Aldrin punches conspiracy reporter, Source[s]:

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