He is the author of "Mad as Hell: How the Tea Party Movement Is Fundamentally Remaking Our Two-Party System," "In Search of Self-Governance," and "The People’s Money: How Voters Will Balance the Budget and Eliminate the Federal Debt." Read more reports from Scott Rasmussen - Click Here Now. Scott Rasmussen is founder and president of the Rasmussen Media Group. Columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author. Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day is published by Ballotpedia weekdays at 9:00 a.m. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster.Įach weekday, Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology. One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon. The first American astronaut to orbit the Earth and the crew of the first moon landing were bestowed by Congress with its highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, during a ceremony held in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C.
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They had launched the world’s first orbiting spacecraft (Sputnik) in 1957. In retrospect, it remains stunning to realize that the U.S. Many Americans were concerned because the Soviets appeared to be ahead in the space race. That launch was a significant moment in the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. The entire flight lasted just under five hours. Glenn orbited the earth three times in his Mercury capsule known as Friendship 7. Kennedy First Man on the Moon Part 1ġ.2 James McDivitt, Edward White, Frank Borman, James Lovell, William Anders First Man on the Moon Part 2ġ.February 20, 2020: Fifty-eight (58) years ago today - on Feb. 20, 1962 - John Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth. Armstrong and Aldrin spent 21.5 hours on the lunar surface before rejoining Columbia in lunar orbit.ġ.1 Wernher Von Braun, Charles Lindberg, Amelia Earhart, Douglas G. Command module pilot Michael Collins flew the command module Columbia alone in lunar orbit while they were on the Moon's surface.
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They spent about two and a quarter hours together outside the spacecraft, and collected 47.5 pounds (21.5 kg) of lunar material to bring back to Earth. Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on July 21 at 02:56:15 UTC Aldrin joined him 19 minutes later. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin, both American, landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC. It is hard to believe that it has been half a century since Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two people on the Moon. Title: First Man on the Moon 50th Anniversary Edition / Various Artist: First Man on the Moon 50th Anniversary Edition