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2nd Class have been learning about the first Moon Landing in History.

In July 1969, three American men set off in their spaceship Apollo 11. They wanted to get to the moon. Their names were Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins and Neil Armstrong. They had a landing craft called Eagle. They wore special spacesuits on the moon so that they could breathe. Neil Armstrong said ‘That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind’ when he walked on the moon. He bounced and walked in a funny way because there is only 1/6 of the Earth’s gravity on the Moon. It has become one of the most famous lines ever spoken in history.

We pretended like we were astronauts and reenacted the moon walk wearing an astronaut’s suit. Look at Abbi doing the moon walk! We made it using our new favourite app ‘Vintagio’. It makes the video look black and white like the coverage of the landing was.

Abbi from St Peter’s, Bray on Vimeo.

Millions of people watched the moon-landing on the television. It was in black and white. When the astronauts landed they were welcomed back to earth like heroes. They were now one of the most famous men in the world!

Here is Dylan pretending to be a news reporter, reporting on the Moon Landing in 1969.

Dylan M from St Peter’s, Bray on Vimeo.