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moon_landing.docxSpecial Edition
The Toledo Times
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Sunday, July 20, 1969
MAN WALKS ON MOON
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"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." - Armstrong
HOUSTON, Monday, July 21- Men have landed and walked on the moon. The United States saw the final leg of the Moon Race after the flight of Apollo 11. Two Americans, astronauts of Apollo 11, steered their lunar module safely and smoothly towards the moon yesterday at 4:17 P.M, Eastern day-light time.
The Apollo 11 crew consisted of 38-year-old Commander Neil A. Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. These men were selected as the crew in January of 1969. They trained for the mission until just before the actual launch day.
Neil Armstrong radioed mission control: “Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.” They’ve landed near the southwestern shore of the Arid Sea of Tranquility on the rock-strewn plains. Mr. Armstrong opened the landing craft’s hatch about six and a half hours later. He stepped slowly down the ladder and declared as he planted the first human footprint on the moon: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
His first steps were recorded at 10:56 P.M. There was a television camera outside the lunar module craft that transmitted Armstrong’s every move. The television camera was viewed by hundreds of millions people back on earth.
The moon landing made a very big political impact on the world, because it put the United States ahead of the Soviet Union in the space race. President Kennedy promised America to send a man to the moon and successfully bring him back to earth. This trumped the Soviets'. The Soviets didn’t want to give up. They still were interested in demonstrating their ability to dominate the space race.
