Apollo 11 made its first lunar landing on 20 July 1969 at the Sea of Tranquility. The first human step on the moon off the craft occurred on 21 July 1969.
That depends on how you define the first word. Buzz Aldrin spoke the first words spoken from the moon after the Apollo 11 landing, "Ok, engine arm off. ACA out of Detent." Which roughly translates to puting your car in "Park" (ACA out of Detent) and turning off the key (Engine arm off). It was important to turn off the engine so it wouldn't accidentally fire. The first words spoken from the surface are "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. Which were uttered by Neil Armstrong on Apollo 11 just 5 hours after landing on July 20, 1969.
Spacecraft used during the space race did not set off straight towards the moon because they needed to enter specific trajectories to account for the Earth's gravity and align with the moon's orbit. This allowed for a more efficient use of fuel and navigation towards the moon. Additionally, they needed to perform complex maneuvers like lunar orbit insertion and lunar landing.
To reach the moon, you would typically need to launch a spacecraft using a powerful rocket. The spacecraft would travel through space for about three days before entering the moon's orbit and landing on its surface. The spacecraft would then need to take off again and return to Earth.
As Buzz Aldrin stepped off the landing pad of Apollo 11, he became the second person to set foot on the moon after Neil Armstrong. Aldrin joined Armstrong in conducting experiments, collecting moon samples, and deploying scientific instruments. Together, they spent about two and a half hours on the lunar surface before returning to the lunar module.
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Horizontal take off and landing.
Apollo 11 made its first lunar landing on 20 July 1969 at the Sea of Tranquility. The first human step on the moon off the craft occurred on 21 July 1969.
The Harrier jet introduced the idea of VTOL (vertical take-off and landing).
landing
VSTOL = Vertical or Short Take Off and Landing aircraft. Whereas a STOL aircraft is a Short Take Off and Landing Aircraft. Maybe there is a term VTOL just for Vertical Take Off and Landing.
Short Take Off and Landing.
How does vertical take off and landing
Vertical Take-Off and Landing
No.
The astronauts land on the moon and also take off from the moon on their Lunar module.
Mostly because of landing gear failures on both take off and landing.