The world watched on television as - 50 years ago this weekend - Neil Armstrong took the first steps on the moon’s surface. It was the first time humans walked on another world. As he stepped onto the lunar surface, Armstrong said, “That is one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” More images.
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With virtually no atmosphere on the moon - and, therefore, no wind - flags that fly freely on Earth would hang like limp cloth in the lunar environment. So Apollo 11 engineers had to rethink flagpole design entirely. Read more.
The moon hoax is a classic conspiracy theory - elaborate, oddly durable, requiring the existence of malevolent actors with a secret agenda. The moon-fakers are allegedly so competent they can fool the whole world (but not so competent that they can actually put humans on the moon). Read more.
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | John Nelson captured this moon image in Graham, Washington, a few years ago and recently realized all 6 Apollo landing sites could be shown upon it. He wrote: "I created this presentation to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, marking the beginning of humanity's physical presence on the moon." Thank you, John!
