“I’m going to step off the LM now.” And at 9:56 PM Houston time he did just that, firmly planting his left foot onto the lunar surface, proclaiming, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”---Neil Armstrong.
1969 after a decade of tragic events, and getting into the war of Vietnam, this country needed something to cheer about. Three men risking all made history by landing on the moon, and walked on it, and made it home safe. I was 9 years old at the time, like everyone in the nation, and the world were clued to the tv watching the news practically 24 yours a day, watch this mission from start to end. During that time no one complain that these three astronauts were three white men landing on the moon. No one wasn't complaining that there wasn't any people of color, or no women, or gay! The world only cared if they made the trip, and came back home alive!
Now, fifty years later, what did you see in the headlines of the mainstream media? That the lunar landing wasn't politically correct!
Related story: Huh? NYT: Apollo Space Program Guilty of ‘Gender Bias’ Against Women
The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing should be a celebration that has no trouble getting off the ground -- it’s widely recognized as one of America’s greatest achievements. However, Houston, we have a problem.----News Busters
Editorial note: Can you believe this!? Instead of celebrating a human achievement all these leftist media types nag about the Apollo 11 lack of political correctness. The PC police strikes again. The following articles and press releases reflect this achievement of human events, and God's mercy!
Proclamation on the 50th Anniversary Observance of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing.
White House press release issued 7/ 19/ 19
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy boldly challenged our Nation to land an American on the Moon and return him safely to Earth within that decade. Eight years later, thanks to the spirit, pride, tenacity, and expertise of scientists, engineers, aviators, and visionaries, America completed this remarkable feat in human space exploration. On the 50th anniversary of this historic milestone, we honor the brave astronauts of the Apollo 11 spaceflight and all the men and women whose sacrifices, unwavering dedication, and extraordinary talent produced one of history’s most triumphant achievements.
On July 16, 1969, families and communities around the world watched in awe and trepidation as a trio of astronauts — Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins — climbed into the command module Columbia and left Earth on the first manned mission to land on the Moon. The intrepid pilots traveled nearly a quarter of a million miles through space, and 4 days later, on July 20, 1969, they landed the Apollo 11 lunar module on the Moon’s Sea of Tranquility.
Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the Moon brought humanity into a new era. And as he and Buzz Aldrin planted the American flag into the “magnificent desolation” of the Moon’s surface, they left no doubt about what had brought humans to the new frontier — American ingenuity, grit, and determination.
Apollo 11 fueled advancements in many sectors of our society, including science, technology, and commerce. And the work of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the entire aerospace industry remains critical to our Nation’s continued quest for greatness, powers our economy, and strengthens our defense.
Early in my Administration, I pledged to renew America’s commitment to human space exploration and the boundless potential beyond Earth’s gravity. I revived the National Space Council within the White House to coordinate all space-related activities across the Government, including with the National Security Council on matters relating primarily to national security. The Space Council has helped to bring together skilled leaders in business and industry to accelerate innovation and seize opportunities throughout the space enterprise. I also signed Space Policy Directive–1, challenging NASA to lead the return of Americans to the Moon, eventually send the first Americans to Mars, and enable humans to expand and deepen our reach across the solar system.
As Neil Armstrong’s boots pressed into the dust on the Moon’s surface in 1969, he delivered an unforgettable message, “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” His words have resonated around the globe and through the years to embolden dreamers and future explorers and to draw their attention to the power and the possibility of the boundless wonders of space. Today, we reaffirm our continuing and shared quest to unlock greater mysteries, take bigger leaps for humanity, and advance America’s leadership in space exploration.
The success of Apollo 11 is one of our country’s defining moments. As we observe this 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing, we celebrate the incredible voyage of our Nation’s heroic astronauts, and all those who supported them from mission control and elsewhere back home. Their historic accomplishment rallies our patriotism and pride, ignites our sense of adventure, and steels our belief that no dream is impossible — no matter how lofty or challenging.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim July 20, 2019, as the 50th Anniversary Observance of the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing. I call upon public officials, educators, and all Americans to observe this occasion by honoring the Apollo 11 mission and all of the men and women who have served in our Nation’s space program.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this nineteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord two thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-fourth.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Related press release & news stories:
50 Years After Americans First Walked on the Moon, It’s Time for Another ‘Giant Leap’ for Mankind---White House press release 7/ 19/ 19
We’re Heading Back to the Moon and Then On to Mars---White House press release 7/ 20/ 19
Presidential Message on Space Exploration Day, 2019---White press release 7/ 20/ 19
Remarks by Vice President Pence Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing | Kennedy Space Center, FL---White House press release 7/ 20/ 19
50 Years Ago: Apollo 11 – The Journey Home---NASA press release
50 Years Ago: Apollo Astronauts Land, Take First Steps on Moon
50 Years Ago: One Small Step, One Giant Leap
Words such as these were emblazoned in dozens of languages on the front page of newspapers around the world, echoing the first part of President John F. Kennedy’s bold challenge to the nation, made more than eight years earlier – to land a man on the Moon. That part was successfully accomplished on July 20, 1969. The second part of the challenge, the safe return to Earth, would have to wait four more days.
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How the "main stream media" choose to cover the event:
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To Make It to the Moon, Women Have to Escape Earth’s Gender Bias
The Apollo program was designed by men, for men. But NASA can learn from its failures as it aims to send women to the moon and beyond.--NYT
‘Chasing the Moon’ revisits historic Apollo 11 mission
The six-hour PBS documentary paints the space race as a tense tussle over the meaning of democracy and nation.----WP
Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. Who will be the first woman?---LA TIMES
Fifty years after a military test pilot made the first striated boot prints in the thick gray powder of the lunar surface, NASA has an ambitious plan to send humans back to the moon by 2024.
How the moon landing directly shaped the way we live now
Anyone that was alive to witness it happen on live TV in 1969 knows how the moon landing changed history in an instant: for the first time ever, human beings were communicating between a planet and its natural satellite. ---NY Daily News
Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin complains about current U.S. lunar ability
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When President Donald Trump asked Buzz Aldrin, the second human ever to walk on the moon, what he thought about the United States' current ability to operate in space 50 years after the Apollo 11 mission, the ex-astronaut had a ready response.
Other media stories:
Dan Gainor: Media convict Trump of racism and moon program of sexism
News media reports and commentaries were filled with claims this week that President Trump’s comments about four far-left Democratic congresswomen were racist – and even that the president is himself a racist.---FOX News
Apollo 11 Astronaut Urges U.S. Not to Be a 'Dominant' or 'Overbearing Power'
"I think the United States has to be a power in the world, but a very friendly power and not an overbearing power and not a power that tries to be dominant — that's State Department talk," Collins said during a "One Giant Leap: Space Diplomacy, Past, Present, and Future" discussion at George Washington University on Thursday night.----PJ Media
Why Apollo 11 Matters
It was a Cold War victory at a moment when the country needed one.---NATIONAL REVIEW
In an Oval Office meeting a few days after Soviet Russia launched Sputnik in October 1957, two points emerged. Eisenhower’s deputy defense secretary, Donald Quarles, told the president that “there was no doubt that the Redstone, had it been used, could have orbited a satellite a year or more ago.” The administration had, for whatever reason, chosen to try to put a civilian face on the budding U.S. space program, and the Army’s Redstone rocket didn’t fit the image that Ike wanted to present.
Moon Rocks Be Damned: Conspiracy Theories Live On 50 Years After Lunar Landing---NEWS MAX
First Meal on the Moon Was Communion. It Would Have Caused Riots in Present-Day US
July 20, 1969 may mark the peak of human achievement — for now, anyway. On that date 50 years ago, a man from Ohio with an American flag on his shoulder stepped off the lunar module onto the surface of the moon, etching his name into all of history.---Western Journal
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WORLD NEWS HEADLINES
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As the world remembers Saturday’s 50th anniversary of the “giant leap for mankind” made by all those involved in the pioneering Apollo 11 space programme, we take a look back at the visit made by astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, to UN Headquarters in New York, just a few weeks after their historic mission. ---UN NEWS CENTER
UN stands in solidarity with Japan following deadly arson attack at leading animation studio in Kyoto
UN chief António Guterres said on Friday he was “deeply saddened” at the death of at least 33 people inside a popular Japanese animation studio, in the city of Kyoto, following an arson attack that constitutes one of the worst mass-killings in the nation’s history.
Israeli destruction of Palestinian homes in West Bank, ‘not compatible’ with international humanitarian law, UN says
Following “with sadness” the Israeli authorities’ destruction of homes in the Palestinian community of Sur Bahir, three top United Nations officials issued a statement on Monday underscoring that the move was “not compatible” with Israel’s “obligations under international humanitarian law”.
‘Deep sadness’ at passing of UN nuclear watchdog agency chief, Yukiya Amano
The head of the UN body that oversees nuclear activities across the world has died aged 72, it was announced on Monday. In a statement, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed the passing of Director General Yukiya Amano, with “deepest sadness”.
UN peacekeeping in Mali boosted with addition of 250 UK troops
The United Kingdom is to send a contingent of 250 troops to Mali next year, to support the UN’s peacekeeping operation in the country, MINUSMA.
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