A historic day -- Neil Armstrong -- Buzz Aldrin -- Left behind on the moon -- Exploring the moon -- Return to earth -- Life after Apollo 11 -- Glossary -- Read more -- Internet sites -- Index -- About the author.
Summary:
In July 1969, astronauts on the Apollo 11 spacecraft became the first people to land on the moon. Since then, people have told stories about the historic event. Did an unmanned Soviet spacecraft crash into the moon while the Apollo astronauts were on it? Did Neil Armstrong know what he was going to say before he stepped onto the moon's surface? Read the stories, then see if you can spot the myths!.
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