2006-10-17 10:51:21 · 6 answers · asked by OK123 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The first manned landing on the moon was Apollo 11. They landed and explored on July 20, 1969.
The first unmanned crash landing on the moon was Luna 2, launched by the USSR on September 13, 1959.
The first unmanned controlled landing on the moon was Surveyor 1, launched by the USA on May 30, 1966.
2006-10-17 11:01:34 · answer #1 · answered by Otis F 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The first moon landing by a human was that of American Neil Armstrong, commander of the Apollo 11 mission, accompanied by Buzz Aldrin. On July 20, 1969, while their teammate Michael Collins controlled the command module Columbia, Armstrong landed the lunar module Eagle on the surface of the moon at 4:17:42 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. This article covers the events immediately surrounding the successful moon landing. For more information on the U.S.S.R./U.S. contest to be the first on the moon, see space race, and for more information regarding the mission, see Project Apollo.
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2006-10-18 06:43:16 · answer #2 · answered by catzpaw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apollo 11, 20 July 1969
2006-10-17 17:55:48 · answer #3 · answered by Warren914 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Appolo missions
2006-10-17 18:22:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apollo 11, Neil Armstrong and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin. 1969.
2006-10-17 18:00:27 · answer #5 · answered by Feckpot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apollo 11....... " One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
2006-10-17 18:01:11 · answer #6 · answered by southwind 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋