Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
One Small Step
Explanation:
On July 20th, 1969, a human first set foot on the Moon [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. Pictured above is the first lunar footprint. The footprint and distinction of the first person to walk on the Moon [ http://seds.lpl.ari…] belong to Neil Armstrong. It has been estimated that one billion people world-wide watched Armstrong's first step - making the live transmission from a camera mounted on the lunar lander the highest rated television show ever. Upon setting foot on the moon, Armstrong said: "That's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind." [ gopher://www.ksc.nas a.gov:70/ss/history/ apollo/ apollo-11/sounds/A01 106AA ] The Apollo missions [ http://www.ksc.nasa…] to the Moon [ http://www.nasm.edu…] have been described as the result of the greatest technological mobilization the world has known.
Credit and Copyright:
NASA [ http://www.nasa.gov/], Kennedy Space Center [ http://www.ksc.nasa…], Neil Armstrong
facet_who:
Neil A. Armstrong
facet_when:
July 20th, 1969
facet_where:
Arizona
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
facet_where:
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_what:
Moon
facet_when_year:
1969
original url:
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap950921

One Small Step