Current context: 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landing is celebrated across the world on 20th July, 2019
a. 25th
b. 40th
c. 50th
d. 75th
- On 20th July 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the 1st humans to set foot on the Moon
- Their lunar module was named Eagle, and over 6 hours later its landing on the moon, Armstrong placed his left foot on the moon’s surface
- Armstrong, Aldrin and Michael Collins (the 3rd crew member) took off from Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida in the spaceflight named Apollo 11
- NASA showed the streaming footage of the launch online on the anniversary, which was watched by half a billion people 50 years ago
Question:
Q.1 Apollo 11 has marked its ___ anniversary on moon landing on 20th July 2019?a. 25th
b. 40th
c. 50th
d. 75th