Huntsville in Madison County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Armstrong Collins Aldrin
Launched: July 16, 1969 Landed: July 20, 1969 Splashdown: July 24, 1969
| | "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." | |
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, November 22, 2011
1. Armstrong Collins Aldrin Marker
On July 20, 1969, President John F. Kennedy's mandate that America go to the Moon was fulfilled - Apollo 11's lunar module Eagle touched down in the lunar Sea of Tranquility. As astronaut Michael Collins orbited in the command module Columbia, a television audience of unprecedented scope watched Neil Armstrong become the first human to set foot upon the Moon. During their brief two and a half hours of exploration, Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin gathered samples of lunar rocks and dust, planted an American flag onto the lunar surface, and conducted scientific experiments - all the while discovering how best to move about in the Moon's low-gravity environment. Upon their return to Earth, the crew was immediately quarantined to avoid spreading possible lunar microbes. Almost three weeks later, healthy, and anxious to go home, they were released to a heroes' welcome.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Exploration. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #35 John F. Kennedy series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1968.
Location. 34° 42.669′ N, 86° 39.339′ W. Marker is in Huntsville
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Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Conrad Gordon Bean (here, next to this marker); Lovell Swigert Haise (here, next to this marker); Shepard Roosa Mitchell (here, next to this marker); McDivitt Scott Schweickart / Stafford Young Cernan (here, next to this marker); Scott Worden Irwin (here, next to this marker); Young Mattingly Duke (a few steps from this marker); Schirra Eisele Cunningham / Borman Lovell Anders (a few steps from this marker); Cernan Evans Schmitt (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntsville.
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, November 22, 2011
2. Footprint & signature of Neil Armstrong
Cmd. Pilot, Gemini 8 and Apollo 11
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, November 22, 2011
3. Footprint and Signature of Col Buzz Aldrin PH. D.
Pilot Gemini 12; LM Pilot Apollo 11
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, November 22, 2011
4. Apollo 11 - Armstrong Collins Aldrin
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, June 23, 2010
5. Armstrong Collins Aldrin skecth at Marshall Space Fight Center
Launched from Florida on July 16, the third lunar mission of NASA's Apollo Program (and the first G-type mission) was crewed by Commander Neil Alden Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr. On July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin landed in the Sea of Tranquility and became the first humans to walk on the Moon.
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, June 23, 2010
6. Armstrong Collins Aldrin plaques at the Marshall Space Flight Center Museum
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, November 22, 2011
7. Apollo 11 - Armstrong Collins Aldrin at U.S. Space & Rocket Center
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, November 22, 2011
8. Armstrong Collins Aldrin hand casts at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, November 22, 2011
9. A tribute to the Lunar Landing
Moon Landing
July 20, 1969
Sculptor Herbert L Gonzalez
U.S. Space Camp California
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2013, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,200 times since then and 48 times this year. Last updated on July 14, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1. submitted on October 25, 2013, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 2, 3. submitted on October 27, 2013, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on October 25, 2013, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
