In 1969, three men made history with a trip and the world will never forget them. The three men were Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. They went to the moon. The mission was called the Apollo programme.
Many people worked to send those men to the moon. It took many years to prepare for the mission. The first Apollo mission, Apollo 1, was not successful. During the later missions, the astronauts practised flying their space- ships. On the Apollo 8 mission, the astronauts flew around the moon. They were nearly ready for the first moon landing.
The Apollo 11 mission used a special spaceship. Its name was "Eagle". The Eagle landed on the moon on July 20, 1969.
Only two astronauts walked on the moon that day. Neil Armstrong was the first person to step onto the moon. Buzz Aldrin followed him. The world watched the landing on TV. Michael Collins stayed in the spaceship. It was his job to look after the spaceship that would take them home. He had to make sure nothing would happen to it.
The astronauts did many experiments while they were on the moon. They also took, some pictures of the moon. The astronauts left an American flag on the moon. Now the flag is still there. Someday moon travel may be common, and people will visit the place of the first moon landing.
