Man On the Moon: Part 1

The challenges overcome by scientists to put man on the Moon, and the story of the extraordinary moments before "one giant leap". Physics - Our Solar System - Learning Points. In 1962, President John F Kennedy announced the US's intention to place a man on the Moon. NASA tested 508 potential astronauts before selecting Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins for the first Moon landing. A fractional error in NASA's calculations nearly jeopardised the Apollo 11 mission. Neil Armstrong successfully landed the Eagle module in the Sea of Tranquility, with only 30 seconds of fuel to spare. A Twig Context Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s context films show abstract concepts in action in the real world.