October 12, 1492. Columbus arrives at the New World. Five centuries later, Armstrong takes world exploration to a whole new level…
Landing on another celestial body is not your average day in the park. It involves a dangerous journey through the earth’s atmosphere, then the vacuum of space itself.
On July 21, 1969, the crew of Apollo 11 did just that, landing on the moon. Neil Armstrong, commander of the spacecraft, galvanized the occasion with a memorable line: One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.