Deseret News Archives: ‘One Small Step for Mankind’ Made Us All Look Up

Deseret News archives: ‘One small step for mankind’ made us all look up

This date in history: It was July 20, 1969, when Neil Armstrong took "One small step for mankind." Today in history.

One Giant Leap for Mankind

“That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong announced his historic arrival on the ancient lava plain of Mare Tranquillitatis with the following message to NASA: “Houston, Tranquility Base here, the Eagle has landed.” Happy Moon Landing Day! On this day in […] The post One Giant Leap for Mankind appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

One Giant Leap For Mankind – IOTW Report

July 1969. It’s a little over eight years since the flights of Gagarin and Shepard, followed quickly by President Kennedy’s challenge to put a man on the moon before the