The day that we celebrate the moon is called Moon Day. The moon is the Earth's only natural satellite. It is about 238,900 miles away from Earth. In 1969, people had not lived in space for a long time. That the moon was created when a big rock hit Earth. The collision threw up a lot of debris, which eventually coalesced to form the moon.
The moon is very important to Earth. It helps to stabilize our planet's tilt, which helps to keep our climate relatively stable. The moon also helps to control the tides, which are the regular rise and fall of the oceans. Moon Day is a great opportunity to learn about one of our most important celestial neighbours. So get out there and celebrate the moon!
Today, we all forget how important this event was. KCRA 3 even had special station identifications to celebrate. Those short 5-second clips that played before TV shows came back on the air after showing the Apollo 11 launch and the Eagle landing on the moon. Neil Armstrong has become the first person who walk on the moon. Sputnik went into space but fell back to Earth before the moon missions.
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy disputed with the United States to land a person on the moon before the end of the 1960s. It was a bold announcement because the Russians had already launched the first artificial satellite and the first person into space. The United States didn't have a space that could beat the Soviet Union yet.