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“Men, we are going to the moon. We will make America 

the first country to see it first hand.” Said a NASA 

scientist. “The moon?” asked three brave astronauts. 

These astronauts had been into the space before, and no 

one had ever been on the moon, so these men decided 

that they wanted to be the first.

The mission would be called Apollo 11, and the 

purpose of the mission was for the three brave 

astronauts, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and 

Edwin Aldrin Jr. to be the first people on the moon.

After months and months of 

hard work and training, the 

men were finally ready to 

take their mission. 

5…4…3…2…1, and they were off! 

Seventy-six hours into their 

mission, the astronauts finally 

inserted into orbit, and soon 

they would be landing on the 

moon. 

Finally, after more than 180 

hours of travel the 

astronauts had landed on 

the moon. “Men, we did it. 

We are the first people to 

land on the moon. What 

should we do first?” asked 

one of the astronauts, and 

the other two replied, “We 

are hungry. Let’s eat!”

After finishing their dinner, the astronauts 

began the preparations for stepping onto the 

moon. Neil Armstrong was the one chosen to 

actually exit the space craft, and he would 

soon become the first human to step onto the 

moon. 

Upon stepping off the spaceship Neil Armstrong spoke 

his now famous words, “That's one small step for a 

man, one giant leap for mankind.” He then placed an 

American flag on the moon to signal the huge 

accomplishment of the American people. 

While on the moon, the astronauts collected an 

assortment of rocks and other space materials that 

would be brought back to Earth and tested and 

studied at the NASA headquarters. 

The trip was unbelievably successful for the 

astronauts and their accomplishment instilled 

pride within our entire nation. The United States 

became the first country to place a man on the 

moon and ensured that our space program was 

among the best in the world. Even today, Neil 

Armstrong is considered an American hero. 

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