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Show l yni Asnensas Shining my yin JI TJ il" IT B - IHlour inM nr "iur LnE Iij n UU 1 Y;V" All M Lunar Pioneers Lift Off Safely, Head For Home GfiHEU IkiUnSP C'T'iVlI r 21 g t Combined AP and UPI SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON Americas two moon pioneers completed mans first exploration of the lunar surface and lifted off in their spaceship Eagle today on the first step of their hazardous voyage back home to earth. Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., made their flawless liftoff 69 seconds after the command ship, with Michael Collins its lone passenger, passed 69 miles above Tranquility Base. Seven minutes later, they entered orbit and a three and a ; half hour chase began. The two ships are scheduled for linkup "That's one small step for man, a giant leap for mankind," Neil A. Armstrong as he made first step onto moon. later today and head for home at 12:57 a.m. EDT Tuesday (10:57 p.m. MDT Monday). But no matter what lay ahead, Armstrong and Aldrin already belong to history as the first men to set foot on the surface of the moon. In doing so they made "a great leap for mankind toward new conquests of the universe. They collected about 80 pounds of lunar stones and dirt for study by sci: entists on earth. ; With millions the world over watching the black and white television pictures they beamed back, Armstrong and Aldrin planted the American flag and explored the gray; alien surface of rocks, rills, ridges and dust that turned their blue spaceboots cocoa colored. They were calm, deliberate and encoun- - "It was one of tie greatest moments of our time," President Nixon as he talked to the astronauts. tered no difficulty during their time outside ' A? Wirt Phot Astroiaut Edwin E. AldrVJr. deploys solar 'wind experiment near lunar lander and astronaut Neil A. Armstrong Mans Face Turned Irrevocably To Stars Drt Nw Seitiwg Ht Knight, Vrlten, viewed Sgnday'l history-mekinventi from the Manned Spacecraft wrote hie Houston and in Center impressions of Ihe landing and moon-walfrom that Vantaga point. By HAL KNIGIIT Deseret News Staff Writer It was a emotional experience to follow Apollo dramatic landing on the moon HOUSTON heart-stoppin- lls Today's Thought Science has barely scmtched, the surf me of the possibilities of the tm'rrrsc. Thomas A. Edison and see man step out to explore the desolate lunar sur- face. The feat ushered in a new era in human history. For better or for worse, mankind has turned its face irrevocably toward the stars. Words fail to describe adequately the feelings raised by event. The this enormous sense of awe and wonder was overwhelming as the scenes has had two major highlights thus far, each providing Its own excitement and emotional impact. The first was the actual landing on the moon by the tiny spacecraft Eagle. The second was the 2J4 hour exploration of the moons surface by the astronauts in their bulky white spacesuits. For sheer the biggest 'drama was in the unfolded. landing.As the Never has man looked quite so small or, at the same time, quite so impressive as when the three astronauts challenged the vastness of space to become the first moon explorers. The epic voyage of Apollo INSIDE THE NEWS More on mans trip to moon on and pages AS, AS, AS, AS, k A-l- A-t- 5. SECTION A 10 11 12. 13 14, 15 15 National, Foreign City, Regional 1-- Theater Editorial Pages Our Man Jones Music Sports 15 SECTION Regional 1, S, B 0, 11, 24 City, Regional 11 heart-clutchin- g, tiny craft glided toward the lunar surface, tension at the Manned Spacecraft Center rose higher and higher. Silence gripped the watchers, and everyone had sweaty hands. There was no television picture of what was happening. just computer numbers flicking on control consoles and the calm voices of the astronauts reading off altitude and speed changes. But imagination more than made up for the lack of any picture. As the craft dropped lower and lower, some of the voice contact was unclear, but when the controller said, Roger, Eagle, we copy you down, a tremendous cheer erupted from the spectators. newsman was A German the first on his feet, both hands high above his head as the press corps roared its ela- moves-abou- t bli the moon .surface. Networks' Keep Tuned To Apollo 2 hours and 11 minutes for Armstrong and Eagle 29 minutes less than that for Aldrin. Dr. Thomas Paine, head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, said the flight proved the possibility of travel between the earth and other bodies. I think the significance of the trip that is just started today is indeed that mankind is going to establish places of abode outside his home planet, the earth, Paine said. The heavens have become part of mans world, President Nixon told the astronauts from the White House, 250,000 miles away. Television clearly showed Armstrong, a 38-yea- r- Programs with dealing 11 will be presented on Chs. 2, 4 and 5 through 6 Apollo "Beautiful! Beautiful! Magnificent desolation," Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. in following Armstrong to moon's surface. p.m. today. One special is scheduled on Ch. 5 at 10:40 p.m. Ch. 2 will present a special at 10:50 p.m. Ch. 4 will present a special from p.m. 5:30-6:3- the same part of Ohio as the Wright g ladder on the Brothers, backing down & s lunar module, stepping on the pad. and planting his left foot on the surface. History will mark the time as 10:56:20 p.m. EDT. That was three and a half days after their blastoff from Cape Kennedy, 6 hours 39 minutes after the Eagle settled on the moon and eight years and two months after John F. Kennedy committed the nation to try for such a landing in this decade. Thais one small step for man one giant leap for mankind, Armstrong said as he left a g sole of his spaceboot. footprint showing the Twenty minutes later Aldrin, 39, an Air Force old civilian from nine-run- 0 yard-acros- Regular pr ofograms, sum- consisting mostly mer reruns, are subject to preemption for Apollo 11 re ports at any time, according to spokesmen for all three local commercial channels. , Luna Plunges zig-za- Into Moon ENG-- , JODRELL BANK, (UPI) Englands:' Jodrell Bank tracking station said Russias unmanned Luna 15 space vehicle apparently plunged to the surface of the moon today at such high, speed it could have been severely damaged. Sir Bernard Lovell, ciief of the tracking facility, said Luna 15 was traveling around 300 miles per hour when it hit the moon on the Sea of Crisis, about 500 miles from the Sea of Tranquillity where the two American Apollo astronauts walked on the Moon Sunday. at If Luna 15 hit the that speed, Lovell said, nothtion and relief. ing is likely to survive such a For a few moments everylanding. But this does not one sat there emotionally mean a complete crash See SIAN i 14 landing. Sfejjjk LAND - sui-fac- e "We have clearly entered a new era," 0. Paine, director of National Aeronatics and Space Administration. Thomas colonel sometimes known as Dr. Rendezvous for his work on orbital mechanics, joined him. On television the two men appeared as shadowy but clear figures when they were in the shade of the Eagle. WThen the sun showu off their white space suits, the picture blurred. After Eagle early today and before together in a book that covers eating and bedding down for several hours sleep, the entire space program, clilandArmstrong and Aldrin threw out $1 million worth of maxing with the lunar ing. special equipment that they will leave behind on the AP Wlrg Phot Pres. Nixon talks with 2 Americans on the moon. Space Story For Readers Mans first steps upon the an historical moment that was viewed by millions will be captured as Sunday book that of a part will be available thiough the Deseret News. of the Upon completion moon e Apollo 11, Presell! the Associated put the final pag The Deseret News will offer the book exclusively in the newspapers circulation area. Cost for the book will be $5 and orders will be accepted soon. moon. Donald E. (Deke) Slayton, chief of the Astronauts, then told the Eagle crew, I would like to say from all of us down here in Houston and all of us hi See AMERICANS, rage A-- 2 |