The Moon Landing

Mr. Gsell only 12 years old remembers the moon landing which took place on July 20, 1969. He remembers being outside and looking up at the moon because he new that the Apollo 11 crew was about to land on the Moon. He thought that that was the coolest thing ever.

In President Kennedy's speech to Congress, on May 25, 1961, he expressed a concern that the United States was falling behind the Soviet Union in technology. So he challenged the nation to put a man on the moon before the end of the decade. And on July 20, 1969 they did. Commander Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon. He said the historic words, "One small step for man, and one giant leap for mankind."