With "one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind," Neil Armstrong made his boot-print on history, becoming the first human to set foot on a heavenly body (the Moon) at 10:56 pm ET #OTD 1969. Buzz Aldrin followed. Mike Collins orbited above in the Command Module.
The bright galaxies in this @NASAHubble image form a cluster so enormous, their gravity warps the fabric of space-time: an effect called strong gravitational lensing. Sometimes this reveals hidden background galaxies bent into fantastic arcs like these: https://t.co/OdxLuUaxif
Two Falcon 9 launches and an Ariane 5 launch are scheduled in the coming week, including an Ariane 5 flight from French Guiana and a Falcon 9 liftoff from California scheduled 14 minutes apart next Thursday. See our full list of upcoming launches: https://t.co/ufc1f2AZX5
Today, we celebrate the 49th anniversary of the first Moon landing and #Apollo11 !
Neil and Buzz, with the assistance of Micheal in the CSM orbiting the Moon, became the first humans to step foot on another celestial body.
Cannot wait to attend and present at this inaugural space conference at Kennedy Space Center with @CuriousHammer and @Courtfsu1779 ๐ https://t.co/0wteqcotsk