Space Race
The Race to Space
United States V.S. Russia
On July 20, 1969, the USA beat Russia to the moon. Prior to the moon landing, there was a competition between the USA and Russia. The goal of the competition was to see who would be able to get a human being on the moon first.
Luna 2
Luna 2 was a space probe launched by Russia on September 12, 1959. It was the first spacecraft to reach the Moon. This idea that Russia would be able to get to the Moon scared the United States government, and its people. Because of this, the American government invested time into the exploration of space.
Here are the crew members of Apollo 11
Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon. He was the Commander of the Apollo 11 crew. Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930. He attended flight school in the Navy, and got so good at his Job Nasa appointed him the Job to go to the moon.
Michael Collins
Michael Collins was the Command Module Pilot for Apollo 11. He was Appointed this job because of his historic background with piloting.
Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin was the Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 11. He became the second person to walk on the Moon.