40 years ago July 20 1969 during the Apollo 11 mission a, NASA astronaut, Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the Moon. The last man on the Moon was Eugene Cernan during the Dec 1972 Apollo 17 mission. It was the final flight in the Apollo program. Twelve US astronauts walked on the Moon during the six successful lunar landing Apollo missions. There is likely to be a 40th anniversary celebration at the White House, with the aging Apollo astronauts at the event lobbying the new president for NASA funding to make sure the United States is not an "also ran" in the race back to the Moon.
" One small step for man one giant leap for mankind".
By Whaaly and Gortho
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Wow! Is it really 40 years ago? I remember my dad waking me in the middle of the night to watch Neil Armstrong step off the ladder onto the moon for the first time.
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