On July 16, 1969, at 9:32 a.m., at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, three astronauts were about to embark on the first manned lunar landing. These brave astronauts were Michael Collins, Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., and Neil A. Armstrong. Little did these three astronauts know that this space adventure would change the world’s perspective of space travel forever. On launch pad 39A sat Apollo 11-the first space rocket that ever landed on the moon. On top of …showed first 75 words of 1436 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1436 total…Aldrin and helped them to load the samples and equipment onboard. After all this Eagle was released from Columbia and eventually crashed on the Moon. The astronauts fired Columbia’s engine to escape the Moon’s gravity. Two days later, on Thursday, July 24, 1969, Apollo 11 reentered the Earth’s atmosphere. Soon after the three astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. Apollo 11 had returned on the greatest adventure that mankind has ever embarked on. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**