We Choose the Moon

On 20 July 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr. successfully landed on the surface of the moon.  The next day, the two left the landing craft, Eagle, to become the first people to set foot on another astronomical body.  While there, they planted an American flag, spoke with President Richard Nixon, and collected soil and rock samples while astronaut Michael Collins orbited above in the command ship, Columbia.

To learn more about the Apollo 11 mission, try the following resources:

• Apollo 11 (Smithsonian)
• Apollo 11 Moon Landing (Guardian)
• How Apollo 11 Got to the Moon (Time)
• How Many Times Has the US Landed on the Moon? (History Channel)
• Remembering Apollo 11 (Big Picture)
• Summer of 1969 (CNN)
• The Moon Landing (BBC)
• The Wildest Moon Landing Conspiracies, Debunked (History Channel)
• Watching the Apollo 11 Liftoff (Time)
• We Choose the Moon