40 Years Ago, 2 Men Landed on the Moon

For millenia, mankind has looked up at the earth’s pale-faced companion and wondered, imagined, and in some cases, worshiped.  Forty years ago, on July 20, 1969, two men made the ultimate step in history and landed on the moon.

Lunar Module Approaching the Command Module (From Nasa)

Buzz Aldrin and the Lunar Module "Eagle" (From Nasa)

Below are videos from MythBusters testing and proving that the moon landing was not a hoax (make sure to watch the last one; it’s the best):

Below is the best video of all for debunking the conspiracy theorists:

Below are some interesting resources for learning about the moon landing:

Google’s Moon Page depicting the landing sites of the Apollo Missions:

http://www.google.com/moon/

Nasa Page about the landing:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/apollo11_tapes.html

The LRO satellite mission currently circiling the moon took pictures of the Apollo missions’ equipment left behind:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/multimedia/lroimages/apollosites.html