Apollo 11 DVD – narr), tom baker (pres

On 16th July 1969 Apollo 11 lifted off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. The purpose of the Apollo 11 mission was to land men on the lunar surface and to return them safely to Earth. 76 hours after launch the spacecraft was inserted into lunar orbit. Armstrong and Aldrin entered the Lunar Module preparing for descent to the lunar surface. Twenty four hours later the two spacecraft were undocked and the Command and Service Modules separated from the Lunar Module. On the 20th July 1969 after four days in Space the now legendary astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the surface of the moon uttering the unforgettable and now famous statement One small step for man one giant leap for mankind.