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Apollo 11
Getting to know the first person to ever walk on the moon was very interesting. Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. This was very important in America's history and we still look back on it. There was a race to space with the Russians and the Americans after World War 2. Billions of people were waiting for this day to happen, for the first person to walk on the moon and they got to see it. Having the experience of walking on the moon would be unexplainable! Neil Armstrong is a person America will always remember, the experience he had to get to walk on the moon is amazing and the history this has behind it is so interesting! Apollo 11 is so significant an America's history. When the mission of Apollo 11 launched off there was some history behind it called the "Race to Space." The Race of Space happened after world War 2 The Cold War.The Soviet Union launched a sputnik 1 on October 4, 1957. The United States was in shock that Russia was still going for the race to space. John F. Kennedy was determined to reach the goal on America to be the first to touch the moon. John F. Kennedy did accomplish his goal and so did Neil Armstrong.Neil Armstrong wrote on a paper and said, " He men from the planet earth set foot upon the moon July 1969 A.D. we came in peace with all mankind." The experience Neil Armstrong had on being the first man to walk on the moon is extraordinary. He said,"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." The Apollo 11 blasted on July 16, 1969 at 10:56 p.m. Armstrong is ready to plant the first foot on the moon while there are more than half a billion people watching to take those first steps. Neil Armstrong and Aldrin explored on the moon for two and a half hours taking pictures, collecting samples, and just walking on the moon. They both put an America Flag on the moon. Therefore, Apollo 11 is so important in our history. The goal has been reached and America won the Race to Space with Russia. The experience Neil Armstrong had with being the first man to take those first steps on the moon must have been never forgettable. It blasted off on July 16, 1969 even though it was more than 30 years ago, it will always be remembered.