Apollo 11: Man Walks On The Moon

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Across
  1. 6. This artifact left behind on the Moon reads: "Here men from the planet Earth first set foot on the moon—July 1969 A.D.—We came in peace for all mankind."
  2. 7. Landing site of Apollo 11 on the Moon.
  3. 9. French for the relaxation of strained relations.
  4. 10. Third crew member that circled the Moon aboard Apollo 11.
  5. 12. First person to walk on the Moon.
  6. 14. Nickname for Edwin Aldrin
  7. 15. President that promised a man on the moon by the end of the decade and had a Space Center named after him in Florida.
Down
  1. 1. Race Competition between two Cold War adversaries, the Soviet Union and the United States of America, to achieve superior spaceflight capability.
  2. 2. Because the Moon doesn’t have any weather, these might last 1,000 years.
  3. 3. Second person to walk on the Moon.
  4. 4. The name of the lunar excursion module
  5. 5. Planted on the Moon as proof that Americans were first to walk on the Moon.
  6. 8. Naval Carrier that scooped up the capsule in the Pacific Ocean.
  7. 11. President during the landing of Apollo 11.
  8. 13. Booster Rocket that propelled Apollo 11 beyond Earth’s orbit.
  9. 16. Apollo mission number on July 16, 1969