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.

Exploração Espacial para Crianças: Foguetes, Astronautas e a Lua!

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Seu guia completo sobre exploração espacial! Descubra o pouso na Lua, a Corrida Espacial, astronautas corajosos e as maiores aventuras da humanidade além da Terra.

Os humanos sempre sonharam em alcançar as estrelas! Em apenas 60 anos, passamos de lançar o primeiro satélite a caminhar na Lua. A Corrida Espacial entre a América e a União Soviética levou a tecnologia ao limite e transformou os astronautas em heróis.

A exploração espacial começou em 1957, quando a União Soviética lançou o Sputnik, o primeiro satélite artificial. Em 1961, Yuri Gagarin se tornou o primeiro ser humano no espaço. A maior conquista veio em 20 de julho de 1969, quando os astronautas americanos Neil Armstrong e Buzz Aldrin caminharam na Lua durante a missão Apollo 11.