For those who weren’t yet around to witness this grand event, Apollo 11 was basically the spaceflight that landed the first two humans on the Moon. Mission commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the lunar module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC. They spent about two and a quarter hours together outside the spacecraft, and collected 47.5 pounds (21.5 kg) of lunar material to bring back to Earth. Michael Collins piloted the command module Columbia alone in lunar orbit while they were on the Moon’s surface. Armstrong and Aldrin spent just under a day on the lunar surface before rendezvousing with Columbia in lunar orbit. Now if this mission had failed, the speech you see above would have been presented to the public. Continue reading for more interesting photos from around the web. Click here to view the first image in this week’s geek life gallery.
18. Cruise Ship Passing Through Corinth Canal in Greece
17. Saturn Peeking Out from Behind the Moon
16. Springtime in Texas
15. Mandarin Duckling
14. Cat Room
13. Sodium Potassium Trioxalatoferrate
12. Stregnite
11. Cable Organization Before and After
10. Hanging Lake in Colorado
9. 5,000-Year-Old Recipe for Sumerian Beer
8. Steve Aoki’s Studio
7. National Library of China
6. Wreckage of Swedish Warship “Mars” – Sank on May 31, 1564
5. Fresh Prince of Bel Air Cast Reunion
4. Bedroom Featured in Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey
3. Microbial Handprint of an 8-Year-Old Boy
2. Homemade Zelda Barrel Arcade Machine
1. Segmented Wooden Rings
