This is one of the greatest quotes in all of humankind’s history. It was forty years ago today that mankind made that ultimate voyage and journeyed in a sealed capsule to the Moon, our nearest celestial body some 200,000 miles from Earth.
Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins comprised the crew of Apollo 11. You can now follow the entire Apollo 11 mission in “real time” at We Choose The Moon. It features Twitter-like updates from mission control, videos, as well as real audio from the shuttle.
Just think, you now have more processing power on your cell phone than these astronauts had in the entire space craft back in 1969.
“One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap for Mankind”
You can relive that infamous moment via the video below. Next stop, Mars!…
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