Men on the Moon

by Hla Min

Update : Apr 2026

July 1969

• NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) successfully sent Apollo-11 to land men on the moon and bring them safely back to the earth (as envisioned by JFK).

Apollo 11

• Neil Armstrong — Civilian Commander; First man on the moon
• Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin — Lunar Module Pilot; Second man on the moon
• Michael Collins — Command Module Pilot

My Poem

• The poem honoring the Apollo 11 Mission was published in the Guardian newspaper.
• A copy of the poem was given to Mr. Hall (USIS), who forwarded it to NASA and the astronauts.

Updates

• Neil Armstrong became a University Professor
• For some time, Buzz Aldrin was depressed for not being the first to set foot on the Moon. He later competed in “Dancing with the Stars”.
• Michael Collins reply to interviewers : “The mission needed three astronauts. I am 1/3 of the success.” He wrote a book.
• Apollo 13 had a technical problem. The saga was recounted in a book and a movie.
• Apollo 17 had a Scientist Astronaut.
• A mini-history was published based on the interviews with Astronauts.

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