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When will China go to the moon?

1On July 20th, 969, American astronauts neil armstrong and buzz aldrin landed on the moon for the first time by Apollo 1 1.

1On July 6th, 969, we flew to the moon with Aldrin and Michael collins (he was the commander) in the Apollo-1/spaceship. On July 20th, Armstrong controlled the Eagle Lunar Module to land on the surface of the moon. At about 6:5438+00 pm US time, he and Aldrin walked out of the lunar module and set foot on the moon.

Armstrong took the lead in setting foot on the desolate and silent land of the moon and became the first man to land on and walk on the moon. At that time, he said a famous saying that was often quoted on countless occasions: "This is a small step for individuals, but it is a big step for mankind." They spent 2 1 hour on the moon, 2 1 took off from the moon and returned to earth on 24th. In the same year, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by the President.

From 1970 to 197 1, he served as the deputy director of the office of advanced research and technology at NASA headquarters in Washington. 197 1 After retiring from NASA, he worked as a professor of aviation engineering at the University of Cincinnati until 1979.

1March 1985 Member of the National Space Commission. 1February, 1986, served as the vice chairman of the presidential commission to investigate the space shuttle accident. Since 1980s, he has also served as the director or chairman of several companies.

1On July 20th, 999, the United States held a ceremony at the Washington Air and Space Museum to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the first moon landing. Vice President Al Gore awarded the Langley Gold Medal to American astronaut neil armstrong, his companion Edwin Aldrin and Michael collins in the command module.

20 12 died of complications of heart bypass surgery on August 25th at the age of 82. His family said in a statement that Armstrong died of complications after heart bypass surgery in early August. On the 27th, US President Barack Obama ordered the flag to be lowered at half mast on the day of the funeral of Armstrong, the first astronaut who successfully landed on the moon, to pay tribute to this legend and place his grief.