Apollo 11 Current Affairs, GK & News
China’s Change-5 Lunar Mission to bring back rock samples from the moon
China recently launched the Change-5 Lunar Mission. The mission is the first probe in four decades to bring back rock samples from the moon from its previously unexplored portions. Change-5 is the first probe to land on the far side of the moon. As the rotation and revolution time period of the moon is same, ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Apollo 11 • Change-5 mission • China • Exploration of the Moon • far side of Moon • Long March-5 • Lunar Mission • Space exploration
Katharine Johnson
NASA mathematician, Katharine Johnson, passed away at the age of 101 recently. She is noted for not only for her mathematical prowess but also for her role in breaking racial and gender barriers. Who was Katharine Johnson? Katharine Johnson was a NASA mathematician noted for her contributions for doing the calculations for missions that sent ..
Topics: African Americans • Apollo 11 • Gender equality • Mathematics • NASA
Neil Armstrong, the first man to land on Moon passes away
Neil Armstrong, the first human being to walk on the moon passed away. He was the commander of the NASA’s Apollo 11 space flight on July 20, 1969. Armstrong’s second and last spaceflight was as mission commander of the Apollo 11 moon landing mission on July 20, 1969. On this mission, Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin descended to the lunar surface ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
Topics: American people of German descent • Apollo 11 • Apollo program • Buzz Aldrin • Civil awards and decorations of the United States • In spaceflight • Little West • Moon landing • Neil Armstrong • Spaceflight • Tranquility Base