what was the significance of the moon landing?What did we get from it?

Answer 1

We got allot from it. The space age brought on the advancements of computers, telephone, communication satilights that give us direction, TV, Weather, protection.

Answer 2

Going there was the main objective of the Apollo missions. Science was just in the backseat but we still got tonnes of important data. We now know that the moon is receeding from earth at a rate of 3.8 centimeters per day. It had long been theorized but was proven with reflectors left on the surface. We also know that the moon is atleast 4.3 billion years old and that the mare basalts, that cover 17% of the surface, is very similar in composition to tthe volcanic rocks that make up much of Hawaii and Iceland. So we know that the moon is basically made up out of the same stuff as earths crust. But there are no volatiles, lighter elements and substances like water. The best explanation for all this data is that the moon formed from a collision between the protoearth and a mars sized body when some material was ejected into orbit.

Answer 3

There were six moon landings, and what we got from it was huge. We proved we could move from Earth to another celestial body. We learned a lot about the Moon and how it was formed, which improved our understanding of our place in the universe. It inspired a generation of people to aim for something that had seemed incredible only a few years before. The technological developments filtered down into domestic use, such as hand-held video cameras, miniature computers, medical understanding and technology. In addition to that, much of the hardware developed for Apollo is still used today. Shuttle missions are assembled in the same building that the Saturn V was stacked in, driven out to the same launchpad using the same transporter, and controlled from the same mission control centre.

The benefits were huge, but sadly overlooked by those who think it was a huge waste of time and money because it did not benefit them immediately and personally.

Answer 4

The concept has been a goal of mankind since it was first appreciated that the Moon is Earth's closest large celestial body. Since the Soviet Union first succeeded in implementing the concept in 1966, this term referred to eighteen spacecraft landings on the Moon through 1976. Nine of these missions returned to Earth bearing samples of moon rocks.

The first manned moon landing on Earth's Moon was the United States' Apollo 11 mission, commanded by Neil Armstrong accompanied by Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin. Armstrong landed the lunar module Eagle on the surface of the Moon at 4:17:42 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, July 20, 1969. They spent a day on the surface of the Moon and then returned to Earth. A total of six such manned moon landings were carried out between 1969 and 1972.

Neil Armstrong said," That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

Answer 5

We learned much about our moon...what it was made of etc. But we also gained technolgy that we use today, such as velcro. There is a site which can tell you what we gained from it.
Then there is the idea that we accomplished something as a nation together that was positive. During the years of the moon landings many students went into the sciences that might not have and that snowballed into more accumulated knowledge for mankind.

Answer 6

Well the First one was just a we landed there were better then you kind of thing. The others were used to do research.

Answer 7

it was the first time we actually landed on somethine "extraterrestial-like" so basically it opened up a way for people to believe that we could study the universe which is what we do now. Like, it helps us to feel more advanced? Also it led to other discoveries and other explorations.

Answer 8

I don't believe we landed on the moon. It all just a big lie. Reason why I say this is because if you watched the Astronauts set up the flag. You will see that it is waving as if there is wind up there. If the moon has no atmosphere, than how did the flag move.
Also some the photos that were taken where you see the Astronauts looking back. The light is coming from behind him. But there is a reflection of something on the visor of the helmet. So how can light bend around objects
I believe that it was all set up in a desert somewhere.

Answer 9

In 1969 when Man landed on the moon the world was surprised and in awe of such a feat. Nowadays we realise that we can do amazing things but there are still people starving and kids being neglected. Thank you...

Answer 10

It was purely political. We wanted to do it before the USSR did. What we got was the title of being the first to land on the moon.