Today is the 40th Anniversary of one of the greatest achievements in all of human history. On this day 40 years ago, Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on the moon. Caption: Picture of Buzz Aldrin standing next to the US flag planted on the moon.
To celebrate this outstanding scientific achievement, here is some link goodness celebrating it:
1. Apollo 11 Fast Facts (FoxNews)
2. Phil Plait writes what Apollo 11 meant to him (Bad Astronomy Blog)
3. A 10 year old played a role in getting Apollo 11 home (CNN)
4. Remembering Apollo 11 - The Big Picture (Boston Globe)
5. NASA's 30th Anniversary Page for Apollo 11 (NASA)
6. NASA's 40th Anniversary Page for Apollo 11 (NASA)
7. Wired Science Article on next 40 years for NASA (Wired Science)
8. A list of the Apollo 11 Science Experiments (LPI)
9. A PDF to the Apollo 11 Preliminary Science Report (NASA)
And no linkage list is complete without a link to a Top Ten List:
10. Ten Things You Didn't Know About Apollo 11 (Popular Science)
Enjoy!
Monday, July 20, 2009
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