If we travel back forty-six years to the Summer of 1969, the excitement was high as Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins headed towards their date with destiny. As Eagle (the Lunar Module) descended to the Sea of Tranquillity on that Sunday in July after bidding farewell to Columbia (the Command and Service Modules) in orbit above them, Neil and Buzz heard alarms ringing out! "Go" said Mission Control in Houston, so on they went. The computer guided landing system was taking them into a "football field sized crater" so Armstrong took the controls over and landed them safely on the lunar surface. "Tranquillity Base here...the Eagle has landed".
The two astronauts descended the ladder to the Moon's surface a few hours later and carried out various tasks and experiments while we back home looked on in wonder. All too quickly it was over and Armstrong and Aldrin climbed back into Eagle and rested before lifting off and rejoining Michael Collins in lunar orbit. A few days later they successfully came back down to Earth. Still humankind's greatest achievement.
The two astronauts descended the ladder to the Moon's surface a few hours later and carried out various tasks and experiments while we back home looked on in wonder. All too quickly it was over and Armstrong and Aldrin climbed back into Eagle and rested before lifting off and rejoining Michael Collins in lunar orbit. A few days later they successfully came back down to Earth. Still humankind's greatest achievement.
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