First Children Encyclopedia

Moon journey

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The three astronauts

worked and slept in

the command module.

Mission commander

Neil Armstrong struggled

to find a flat landing site.

He succeeded with just

seconds to spare.

The Eagle has landed

The lunar module (the part

of Apollo 11 that landed) was

also known as the Eagle. It

touched down on the surface

of the moon on 20 July, 1969.

Moon

4 The command

and service modules

reattach to the lunar

module, which is still

connected to the rocket.

5 The rest of the

rocket is discarded

while the command,

service, and lunar

modules continue

to the moon.

6 The journey has taken

102 hours, 45 minutes. The

lunar module is ready to land.

8 The lunar module joins the

command and service modules

so the two lunar astronauts can

climb through. The lunar module

is then abandoned.

Become

an expert

280-281 Men on the

moon

276-277 Rockets,

Apollo 11

7 The command

and service modules

orbit the moon (one

astronaut remains on

board) while the lunar

module lands. Two

astronauts walk

on the moon.