Believe it or not, I took this picture of the famous photograph of Neil Armstrong on the moon at the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg.
Picture of my son holding up a signed book from a booksigning by Buzz Aldrin, September, 2015
Yes, it has been now more than half a century since the mission to fulfill President John F Kennedy’s promise to the country to bring a man to the moon, and return him safely back to Earth, began.
The actual moon landing occurred on July 20th, 1969, and was broadcast live back here on Earth, particularly in the United States.
It was obviously a huge event, and largely seen as a triumph of human capability and ingenuity, even though there are certainly some people who claim that the moon landing was fake. But for most people, it was a symbol of what human beings can achieve when they put their minds and energy into cooperating together to achieve something great.
Technically, the Apollo 11 landed on the moon at 10:56pm EST. It is amazing to imagine how people back then were congregated in front of their television sets and watched the lunar landing. They saw the images and heard Neil Armstrong famously say, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. "
Buzz Aldrin describes the lunar surface as "magnificent desolation. "
What an achievement. It happened on this day back in 1969.
Here are some more pictures from the Buzz Aldrin booksigning, September, 2015:
Technically, the Apollo 11 landed on the moon at 10:56pm EST. It is amazing to imagine how people back then were congregated in front of their television sets and watched the lunar landing. They saw the images and heard Neil Armstrong famously say, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. "
Buzz Aldrin describes the lunar surface as "magnificent desolation. "
What an achievement. It happened on this day back in 1969.
Here are some more pictures from the Buzz Aldrin booksigning, September, 2015:
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