WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The lunar module Eagle of the Apollo 11 mission landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to land on the Moon and walk on the lunar surface.

Detailed explanation-2: -It was named after the bald eagle, which was featured prominently on the mission insignia. It flew from Earth to lunar orbit on the command module Columbia, and then was flown to the Moon on July 20, 1969, by astronaut Neil Armstrong with navigational assistance from Buzz Aldrin.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Lunar Module (LM)-originally called the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) and still pronounced “lem” after the name was changed-was the spacecraft that allowed the Apollo astronauts to land on the Moon.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Apollo 11 Command Module, “Columbia, ” was the living quarters for the three-person crew during most of the first crewed lunar landing mission in July 1969. On July 16, 1969, Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins were launched from Cape Kennedy atop a Saturn V rocket.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1969, NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made history when they landed a craft successfully on the moon. After more than 21 hours on the surface, the astronauts blasted off the surface in a part of the Eagle lander called the ascent stage.