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First Men on the Moon: Experience the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing
Watch, listen, and relive the excitement of the Apollo 11 lunar landing as experienced minute-by-minute by the courageous crew of Apollo 11 and Mission Control.
NASA
Nasa: 1969 1999: Apollo 30th Anniversary
A special anniversary site for the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. Complete with comments from the astronauts, galleries with many images related to the mission, and much more.
A&E Television
History.com: When Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong Were Nearly Stranded on the Moon
Aldrin saw a broken-off circuit breaker switch lying on the floor of the lunar module and "gulped hard." Following the Apollo 11 historic July 20, 1969, moonwalk, Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were preparing to return to command from their...
NASA
Nasa: Harrison Schmitt Apollo 17 Mission Summary
This site from NASA provides a brief outline of the last Apollo mission to the moon, Apollo 17. Links to other NASA websites are available.
Kidport
Kidport: The Moon Landing
Travel back in history and see the first men on the moon. See photos of the crew, the launch, the landing and more.
NASA
Nasa: Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Apollo 11 Summary
This site from NASA provides a detailed and lengthy summary of the Apollo 11 mission. Comments (quotes) by each astronaut are provided giving personal accounts of the highlights of the mission which resulted in the first landing on the...
NASA
Nasa: Nearside of the Moon: Apollo Landing Sites
This photo of the moon shows the landing sites for Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17.
NASA
Nasa: Apollo Lunar Surface Journal
"The Apollo Lunar Surface Journal is a record of the lunar surface operations conducted by the six pairs of astronauts who landed on the Moon from 1969 through 1972. The Journal is intended as a resource for anyone wanting to know what...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: Apollo 11 Walking on the Moon
Check out this interactive website about the space race.
US National Archives
Docsteach: Landing a Man on the Moon: President Nixon and the Apollo Program
This activity chronicles the Space Race from President Kennedy's call to land on the Moon until Apollo 17 - the last lunar Mission, placing particular emphasis on President Nixon's role in the space program.
US Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey: Apollo Mission Lunar Panoramas
View interactive panoramic views taken by Apollo missions 11, 12, 14, 16 and 17. You can zoom in on each panoramic to see more detail.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: A Small Step to the Moon, a Giant Leap to Mars
Read the article or listen to the story of remembrances of the Apollo program, especially Apollo 11. Explains some of the challenges of sending astronauts to Mars.
NASA
Nasa: Astronomy Picture of the Day: Apollo 16: Exploring Plum Crater
This is a photograph of Charles M. Duke, Jr. collecting rock samples at the Descartes landing site. Duke stands by Plum Crater while the Lunar Roving Vehicle waits parked in the background. The Lunar Roving Vehicle allowed the astronauts...
Fourmilab Switzerland
John Walker: Named Lunar Formations
This atlas of the Lunar surface features lists all named features. Click on a name and see an image of that item, or at least an image of the Moon centered on that item.
US National Archives
Nara: American Originals: President Nixon's Resignation Letter
This is a short site that highlights the diary of Nixon on July 20, 1969, the day of the historic moon walk. There's also a picture of Nixon talking to the Apollo II astronauts while they are on the moon.
Curated OER
The History Place: Apollo 11
Images, text and audio recording of the events surrounding the first landing on the Moon in 1969. Easy access to images and sounds.
Curated OER
The History Place: Apollo 11
Images, text and audio recording of the events surrounding the first landing on the Moon in 1969. Easy access to images and sounds.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Why Doesn't Anything Stick to Teflon?
Teflon was in the spacesuits the Apollo crew wore for the moon landing, in pipes and valves used in the Manhattan project, and it may be in your kitchen, as the nonstick coating on frying pans and cookie sheets. So what is this slippery...
Curated OER
The History Place: Apollo 11
Images, text and audio recording of the events surrounding the first landing on the Moon in 1969. Easy access to images and sounds.
Curated OER
The History Place: Apollo 11
Images, text and audio recording of the events surrounding the first landing on the Moon in 1969. Easy access to images and sounds.
Curated OER
The History Place: Apollo 11
Images, text and audio recording of the events surrounding the first landing on the Moon in 1969. Easy access to images and sounds.
Curated OER
The History Place: Apollo 11
Images, text and audio recording of the events surrounding the first landing on the Moon in 1969. Easy access to images and sounds.
Curated OER
The History Place: Apollo 11
Images, text and audio recording of the events surrounding the first landing on the Moon in 1969. Easy access to images and sounds.
Curated OER
The History Place: Apollo 11
Images, text and audio recording of the events surrounding the first landing on the Moon in 1969. Easy access to images and sounds.