‘That’s one small step for man, but what a giant leap for mankind,’ Armstrong told the word.’ Reading Evening Post | 21 July 1969 The newspaper contained the words uttered by Neil Armstrong as he stepped onto the moon’s surface, the ‘culmination of man’s dreams, eight years of fantastic effort and the spending of £10,000 million:’ Meanwhile regional newspaper the Reading Evening Postwent with the famous phrase coined that day as its front page headline: ‘One small step.’ Providing a further in-depth analysis of the moon landing, the Aberdeen Press and Journalalso advised its readers how:īBC and ITV will both cover today’s historic events, including the blast-off from the moon and the moment the lunar module re-joins the command module in moon orbit. Colour depends on what angle you’re looking at…Rocks and boulders look as though they’re going to have some interesting colours. But it looks like a collection of every variety of shape, angularity, granularity: a collection of just about every kind of rock. ![]() We’ll get to the details of what’s around here. The newspaper also contained details of Buzz Aldrin’s first impressions of the moon, as he radioed: ![]() In heightened, romantic language, the Aberdeen Press and Journaldescribed how the history making pair ‘had been impatient to be out – to complete man’s ancient dream.’ Aberdeen Press and Journal | 21 July 1969 BST yesterday and it was Armstrong who made the first footprint on that strange globe. Americans Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, 240,000 miles from the planet earth, had settled to a dusty landing on the moon’s alien soil at 9.17 p.m. Aberdeen Press and Journal – ‘The Historic Footsteps’Īlso concentrating on those ‘historic footsteps’ was Scottish newspaper the Aberdeen Press and Journal, which included an illustration depicting astronaut Neil Armstrong’s ‘early stroll on the moon.’ Top tip: you can search for newspapers from an exact day using our advanced search tool.Ģ. Indeed, that day’s Daily Mirrorwas given over to the achievement of the Apollo 11 mission, with the full story given on the back page, more pictures filling pages two and three, and more information contained on the centre pages. The picture shows ‘Astronaut Armstrong’ feeling ‘gingerly with his foot for the Moon surface,’ as he walked on the moon at 03.56 GMT, the actual landing of the mission on the moon having taken place at 20.17 GMT. National newspaper the Daily Mirroron 21 July 1969 plumped for five words and a picture to commemorate on its front page the first ever moon landing, the headline simply reading: ‘Man Walks On The Moon.’ Daily Mirror – ‘Man Walks On The Moon’ Daily Mirror | 21 July 1969 Register with us today and see what stories you can discover 1. Neil Armstrong on the moon | Illustrated London News | 26 July 1969Īnd so, without any further ado, here are ten front pages from 21 July 1969, which detail what is perhaps one of the most significant events in human history. The tidings from space were veritable front page news, and the British press reacted accordingly. These first steps were watched by an estimated audience of 650 million viewers worldwide, as the Apollo 11 mission became a veritable global media sensation.īut how was the moon landing reported on by the British media? As part of space and the stars month here at The Archive, we have collated ten front pages from 21 July 1969, the day after the moon landings, from newspapers based in the United Kingdom. Neil Armstrong makes his first steps on the moon | Illustrated London News | 26 July 1969 Near the end of the mission, with all three astronauts back in the command module, the service module would be jettisoned leaving the command module as the only part of the entire Apollo spacecraft to return to Earth.On 20 July 1969, two American astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, landed on the moon, thus becoming the first two humans ever to walk on the lunar surface. Once they had reached the Moon’s orbit, astronauts Neil Armstrong (mission commander) and Buzz Aldrin (lunar module pilot) would crawl through this tunnel into the lunar module ready for its descent to the Moon’s surface. ![]() The command and lunar modules were joined by a docking tunnel. Finally, the lunar module-stored in protective casing during the launch-would be the part of the spacecraft to actually land on the Moon. Attached to it would be the unmanned service module with a single rocket engine, supplies and power systems. The command module would be the astronauts’ home and control centre for the duration of the mission. This new spacecraft comprised three parts: the command module, the service module and the lunar module. Once the “how” had been answered, a new spacecraft needed to be designed to take the astronauts to the Moon and back. Drawing showing the Apollo 11 rocket and spacecraft in the launch configuration.
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