That's what happened during the Apollo 11 mission that you did not know

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One of the great historical events that has marked science has been the arrival of man on the moon because, according to one of the sentences of John F. Kennedy, former president of the United States, said in 1962 that it remained in memory of its generation and the texts that related to it were: "We chose to go to the moon, not because it's easy, but because it's difficult. "

It was not until 1969 that NASA succeeded in making astronaut Neil Armstrong history by becoming the first man to set foot on the moon, one of the sentences he uttered when he arrived on the surface of the moon. Earth's natural satellite: "A small step for man, a big step for humanity."

However, Armstrong can not take the limelight, since he was not alone in the mission, Michael Collins and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin also participated. Collins was not in the lunar module but Aldrin was the second to go down to admire the landscape.

One of the little known but amusing details of the mission of 50 years ago.

NASA provided astronauts with basic life insurance, but Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins remained concerned about the future of their families in the event of a disaster.

They have therefore developed a strategy: they have signed commemorative envelopes of the Apollo 11 mission, adorned with images and stamps on the subject.

They called them "Insurance Cover" If they died in this attempt, their families could sell them to collectors.

A farewell without errors

Astronauts were not the only ones planning the worst scenarios.

If all went wrong, who should speak to the Americans and to the whole world was the president, who at that time was Richard Nixon and it would not be the right time to improvise.

For this reason, the editor-in-chief of President Bill Safire's speeches had to prepare a speech that nobody wanted to hear: the one who lamented the deaths of astronauts.

The text entitled "In the event of a lunar disaster" praises, with fine and exhilarating words, the courage, the sacrifice and the spirit of exploration of men.

"Fate wanted the men who went to the moon to explore in peace their home on the moon to rest in peace. Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, these brave men, know that there is no hope of saving them. But they also know that there is hope for humanity in its sacrifice..

"Both gave their lives in the noblest goal of humanity: the search for truth and understanding.

"They will be mourned by their family and friends, by the nation, by the people of the world. a Mother Earth who dared to send two of her children to the unknown.

"In their exploration, the peoples of the world have been encouraged to feel as such, in their sacrifice they are more closely linked to human fraternity..

"EIn ancient times, men looked at the stars and saw their heroes in the constellations. Currently, we are doing the same thing, but our heroes are men of flesh and blood.

"Others will follow you and you will surely find your way home." The search for the man will not be denied, but these men were first and will remain first in our hearts..

"Every human being who looks at the moon in the coming nights will know that in a corner of another world, humanity will be forever"

Bombs on the moon

Saturn V was the rocket that fired into space on Apollo 11 and its crew, with such power that it was like flying a nuclear bomb.

It worked in three stages and separated from the ship after doing its work. The rocket generated 34.5 million newtons of thrust at launch.

Due to the heat generated, Saturn V required a 5-kilometer exclusion zone around the launch pad.

Spectators only heard the engines spin 15 seconds later. For them, Saturn V apparently took off in silence.

The Saturn V was based on technology developed by von Braun, a former Nazi scientist and his brain, for the Adolf Hitler V-2 rocket program during the Second World War.

Who was the second man to walk on the moon?

On July 21 at 02:56:15 GMT, Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon.

While pronouncing the 13 words carefully chosen by NASA that marked the story, Aldrin filmed it from the lunar module. After 19 minutes, he joins Armstrong on the surface.

He carefully closed the cabin door and observed the gray-white lunar landscape.

They were about 380,000 kilometers from the Earth and it looked like a marble marble.

"Nice view," Aldrin said. After Armstrong had acquiesced, he added:"Beautiful desolation. "

What did the third say?

"Whoopee! It may have been a small step for Neil (Armstrong), but it was a big step for me!" Said Charles Conrad Jr, commander of Apollo 12, becoming the third man to walk on the moon on November 20th. of 1969.