Apollo 11 For Kids

I remember that summer night over thirty years agoEric Jones has published them online for the world to
when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on theenjoy. For those looking for a glimpse into the
moon. I tell my kids this story, and I know that for them,nitty-gritty of the Apollo experience, you will find it here.
it is a story from another lifetime. They are growing upIn addition to the transcripts and RealAudio recordings,
knowing that man can walk on the moon, explore theJones has added astronaut commentary, garnered
surface of Mars, and that a computer is simply athrough personal interviews.
household appliance. Find out more at the followingContact Light
sites."This web site offers a nostalgic and personal look
30th Anniversary of Apollo 11back at man's first voyages to the Moon, not from the
"The first manned journey to the Moon began at Padperspective of a participant, nor from that of a
A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center,historian, but instead from my own perspective as a
Florida with the liftoff of Apollo 11 at 9:32 a.m. EDT onyoung teenager and avid follower of the space
July 16, 1969." This collection of photos, short blurbs andprogram and Project Apollo." Kipp Teague recalls his
sound files was created by the National Spacethirteenth birthday. He remembers the embarrassment
Science Data Center to commemorate the thirtiethof the singing Black Angus waitresses as they
anniversary of the Apollo 11 flight. For more detaileddelivered a cupcake topped with a sparkler, and the
coverage of the historic mission, follow the links at thethrill of watching the "black & white images as
bottom of the page.Armstrong and Aldrin hopped about on the moon." "At
Apollo 11 Lunar Surface Journalabout 1 a.m., I switched off the TV. July 20, 1969 had
For years, hours and hours of recorded conversationscome to an end, and along with it had also ended my
between the astronauts and Mission Control languishedfirst day as a teenager.
on a shelf somewhere. Now, astronomer and historian