RocketSTEM Issue #8 - July 2014 | Page 62

First Set Foot Upon the Moon, July 1969 A.D. We Came in outside near the Lunar Module at Tranquility Base in the Sea of Tranquility on July 20, 1969. “The biggest Apollo was the inspiration it gave to a growing generation to get into science and aerospace.” – Buzz Aldrin ‘The Eagle Has Landed’ proclaims the front page of The Washington Post on July 21, 1969. Photograph taken by Jack Weir of his daughter. 60 60 www.RocketSTEM .org