The moon victory is one of the historical events of human civilization. The moon is the only satellite of the earth. The moon has been revolving around the earth since its creation. So people have been interested in the moon since ancient times. People at that time did not know much about the moon. Then people have become civilized day by day. The moon was very important in Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Assyrian and other civilizations. However, the year 1979 is very significant in the history of human civilization. Because on July 20 this year, the first man to land on the moon surprised the whole world. Neil Armstrong was the first person to land on the moon aboard NASA's Apollo 11 spacecraft.
*Introduction to the Moon:
The Moon is the only satellite on Earth and the fifth largest in the solar system. The average distance from the center of the earth to the center of the moon is 364,403 kilometers (236,656 miles), which is about 30 times the diameter of the earth. The moon has a diameter of 3,484 kilometers (2,159 miles), which is slightly more than a quarter of the diameter of the earth. This means that the size of the moon is 1 / 50th of the size of the earth. The force of gravity on its surface is one-sixth of the force of gravity on the surface of the earth. If someone weighed 120 pounds on the surface of the earth, they would weigh only 20 pounds on the surface of the moon. It completes a full rotation around the earth every 26.3 days. Lunar bananas return every 29.5 days, meaning the same process occurs again. This hierarchical rotation of the lunar collar is due to the periodic change in the geometry of the Earth Moon-Sun system. The moon attracts the tides of the earth.
*Research on the moon:
The beginning of scientific research on the moon is not too long ago. In 1809, the scientist Galileo invented a telescope that was more advanced than at that time. With this telescope he invented, he first saw the surface of the moon. This is actually the beginning of the universally recognized scientific study of the moon. Scientists after Galileo did more research on the moon. Meanwhile, poets and musicians are also interested in this satellite of the world. Many writers have written fiction about the moon or the mission to the moon. In this context, Julverne comes first. Before Julverne, many have written about the mission to the moon. But he won the hearts of ordinary readers. After the publication of his science fiction, From the Earth to the Moon, in 1857, many readers began to believe that it was possible to go to the moon. Meanwhile, Russia actually started the first mission to the moon. Not only that, they are credited with sending the first animal (a dog named Leica), the first male astronaut (Yuri Gagarin), the first female astronaut (Valentina Tereshkova) out of the world. After achieving all this, on 14 September 1956, they sent a spacecraft named Lunar-2 to the moon. The spacecraft is able to orbit the moon and take pictures of the opposite surface of the moon. Ever since then, there has been a fierce competition between Russia and the United States to send people to the moon. But despite Russia's many achievements in space exploration, the United States won the competition to send the first man to the moon.
*Moon Victory:
Neil Armstrong landed on the moon on July 20, but they started their journey from Earth on July 17, 1989 by launching a rocket called Apollo 11. Commander Neil Armstrong was accompanied by Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin. Apollo 11 had two parts - a command module, named Columbia. The name is derived from Julverne's famous fairy tale, From the Earth to the Moon. On the other hand the lunar module, whose name was Eagle. The Command Module Columbia was piloted by Michael Collins and the Lunar Module Eagle was piloted by Edwin Aldrin. Lunar module pilot Edwin Aldrin and command module pilot Michael Collins, led by Commander Neil Armstrong, set sail for the moon on July 17, 1969, at 9:32 a.m. local time. The mission was named Apollo 11. Thousands of enthusiastic people gathered around NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The rocket reached Earth's orbit before anything was understood. By then only twelve minutes had passed. After that the main expedition started, the journey towards the moon. Through the pitch black darkness all around, the rocket flew towards the moon. Outside then huge emptiness. At the end of the long journey, on July 19, Apollo 11 entered the lunar orbit. It was previously decided that the first part of the lunar command module would be in lunar orbit but would not land on the moon. The other part will land the lunar module on the moon. The national bird of the United States is the Eagle. The lunar module is named Eagle after the idea that the national bird of the United States is landing on the moon. On July 20, the Lunar Module Eagle departed from Columbia and landed on the moon with Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin. Command module Michael Collins stays in Columbia. The eagle's navigation and guide computer was responsible for automatically landing the eagle on the moon. At 10:57 pm local time, mission commander Neil Armstrong first set foot on the moon from the eagle. Collected various rocks, took numerous pictures of Neil Armstrong. Aldrin also landed six and a half hours after landing on the moon. It was time for him to go back after spending two and a half hours taking pictures, collecting rocks etc. Aldrin was the first to enter the Eagle, followed by Armstrong. But before the eagle climbed, the two of them took 21 kg of dust, sand, stones, etc. in two bags. The guests of the moon not only came from the moon, but also came through. It contains some scientific instruments, the American flag, a map of the eastern and western hemispheres of the world, a silicon message disc containing the speeches of several US presidents, including the heads of the 63 countries of the world. On July 24, 1989, the lunar conquerors returned to Earth. They landed in the sea about 260 kilometers east of Wake Island. The rescue ship USS Hornet was 24 kilometers from their landing site. They were airlifted to the USS Hornet by helicopter. This is the end of man's first lunar mission. Neil Armstrong himself said of that special moment, "It's a small step for a human being, but it's a big step for human civilization."
It is not yet time to talk about the moon or the mission to the moon. Despite being the closest satellite to Earth, the moon's mysteries have been unraveling since the last century, most of which are still shrouded in mystery. The fact that one day human footprints will be painted on the moon of stories, poems or fairy tales was beyond dreams. The people of the earth have set foot on the moon by breaking all the traps of mystery and impossibility, and have conquered the moon miles away. Meanwhile, China, Japan, India and several other countries have recently started new lunar missions and research on the moon. It was joined by former space winners Russia and the United States. So it is safe to say that much more is waiting for the moon in the days ahead.
