We Reach The Moon Author:John Noble Wilford On July 16,1969 Apollo 11 was launched into outer space. Its destination: The Moon. Four days later, the spiderlike Lunar Module touched down on the Moon's forbidding surface. It rested there for almost seven hours before Neil A. Armstrong made man's forst footprint on the moon. He was followed some 20 minutes later by Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. On Ju... more »ly 24, the space capsule became a fiery ball for a few breathtaking moments as it hurtled into the earth's atmosphere. Then the parachutes opened and Apollo 11 splashed down in the Pacific. Here in words and stunning pictures, is the story of Man's boldest achievement-brilliantly captured for, now and for future generations.« less