Recreation of the 'Orion' spacecraft on a trip to the Moon.NASA / Europa Press
On July 16, 1969,
Apollo 11
, powered by the
Saturn V
rocket
, left for the Moon carrying three astronauts, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin
Buzz
Aldrin, to perform one of the greatest feats achieved by humanity.
After eight days of crossing, Armstrong left the first footprint of our species on the lunar surface.
This moment, which was witnessed live by more than 700 million people around the world, represented, as the astronaut said, a great leap for humanity ...
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