This day in history we feature the Gemini 8. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott launched the spacecraft on this day in 1966. Trivia – Gemini 8 Gemini 8 (officially Gemini VIII) was the sixth crewed spaceflight in NASA’s Gemini program. It was the 14th crewed American flight and the 22nd crewed spaceflight overall. The […]
This day in history we feature Neil Armstrong. An American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon, was born on this day in 1930. Trivia – Neil Armstrong Armstrong was born and raised in Wapakoneta, Ohio. A graduate of Purdue University, he studied aeronautical engineering. He was also a naval aviator, test […]
This day in history we feature Apollo 11. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on the surface of the Moon on this day in 1969. Trivia – Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong became the first person to step onto the Moon’s surface. Apollo 11 was launched by a Saturn V […]
Apollo 11 lunar module carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the surface of the Moon on this day in 1969. Did you know that: • Elisha Brown Jr pressed a one-thousand two-hundred thirty-five-pound cheese ball at his farm on this day in 1801• German astronomer Theodor discovered the Comet Brorsen-Metcalf on this day […]
