Who was the first person on the Moon?

Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969. He was the commander of NASA's Apollo 11 mission. As he stepped onto the lunar surface, he said the famous words: 'That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.' Buzz Aldrin joined him 19 minutes later.

What was the Space Race?

The Space Race was a competition between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1957 to 1969 to achieve the greatest accomplishments in space. The Soviets won early victories with Sputnik and the first human in space, but America won the ultimate prize by landing astronauts on the Moon.

What went wrong on Apollo 13?

Apollo 13 was supposed to land on the Moon in 1970, but an oxygen tank exploded two days into the mission. The astronauts had to use the lunar module as a lifeboat and slingshot around the Moon to get home. Against all odds, NASA brought all three astronauts safely back to Earth.

L'Exploration Spatiale pour les Enfants : Fusées, Astronautes et la Lune !

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Votre guide complet de l'exploration spatiale ! Découvrez l'alunissage, la Course à l'Espace, les astronautes courageux et les plus grandes aventures de l'humanité au-delà de la Terre.

Les humains ont toujours rêvé d'atteindre les étoiles ! En seulement 60 ans, nous sommes passés du lancement du premier satellite à la marche sur la Lune. La Course à l'Espace entre l'Amérique et l'Union Soviétique a poussé la technologie à ses limites et a transformé les astronautes en héros.

L'exploration spatiale a commencé en 1957 lorsque l'Union Soviétique a lancé Spoutnik, le premier satellite artificiel. En 1961, Youri Gagarine est devenu le premier humain dans l'espace. La plus grande réussite est arrivée le 20 juillet 1969, lorsque les astronautes américains Neil Armstrong et Buzz Aldrin ont marché sur la Lune lors de la mission Apollo 11.