History of the Lunar landings.

Space Age began in earnest at the end of 1950 with the United States and the Soviet Union at the end of the Cold War. The space race began between the two measurements on each nation's science and technology developed rapidly in the twentieth century. First Flyby of Soviets struck first on 1 January 1959, according to the speed in September this year with the first impact on the Moon with Luna 2.

President John F. Kennedy Learning play challenges in 1961, the American people will say at the end of the month in decades - the race is! Tours from 1961-1965 in EU program has a team of nine months, with an objective data collection. During 1966 the Soviets won the first American ship Luna 9, the interference. Americans have the same performance in three months after the 1st Control to define how the United States is tragically complicated in 1967 when Apollo 1 destroyed by a fire killed three astronauts on board. .

However, in 1968, the U.S. is the first subregion in the world Apollo 7 Orbited hundred and sixty three days and included in the eleven areas. Apollo 8 was launched in December 1968, including Saturday V rocket is powerful enough to ship in lunar orbit and the circle of months around the world. 20 July 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin land successfully during the month. Over the next four years, six new NASA lunar mission is successful with the exception of Apollo 13, the Apollo program, Astronauts land on the twelfth moon, but not lunar mission since 1972.

by Russell Shortt