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Describes the voyage of Apollo 11, its three astronauts, and details of the mission that put the first man on the moon in 1969.

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. One of the world's greatest technological achievements-and a triumph of American spirit and ingenuity-the Apollo 11 mission was a mammoth undertaking involving more than 410,000 men and women dedicated to winning the space race against the Soviets. Set amid the tensions of the Cold War and the upheavals of the sixties, and filled with first-person, behind-the-scenes...

This book describes the background, planning, accomplishment, and aftermath of Apollo 11, the first manned mission to land on the moon.

When Houston fifth-grader Audrey's ingenuity helps the Apollo 11 astronauts during their 1969 Moon landing, her dream of becoming a NASA scientist one day, despite sexism, seems possible.

In 1969, as her own family is falling apart, ten-year-old Mamie finds comfort in conducting a one-sided correspondence with the least famous astronaut heading toward the moon on Apollo 11.

Presents the historic space flight during which man first walked on the moon.

Describes the first landing on the moon, including information about the space race and the Apollo 11 crew and spacecraft.

A 45 minute documentary on the Apollo 11 moon landings which includes reflections by the crew of Apollo 11: Neil Armstrong, "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins.

This story was inspired by Eleanor "Ellie" Foraker. Eleanor was born in Kenton, Delaware and worked at ILC Dover for 43 years. A talented seamstress and manager, Ellie was truly dedicated to the making of spacesuits. Therewas a competition to make the spacesuit for the first moon landing! Ellie was asked to lead a team of other talented seamstresses. No one believed they could win, but they were determined to try. Based on the incredible true story...