Why Was Apollo 11 A Special Day?

Apollo 11 was a special day. More than 600 million people watched. People were there the night before the take off. One million people were there live. Some people stayed up all night and some didn’t.

They were on the moon for a long time. The astronauts and the landing were on the moon for a total of 22 hours. That is 1320 minutes. They flew behind the moon. So they lost contact with Earth.

They were the first people on the moon. People say there were three people on the moon but there were actually only two people. They were commander Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. They both put the flag on the moon not just Armstrong but Armstrong walked on the moon first. The date was July 20, 1996.

Apollo 11 is a special day. The millions of people