July 20, 1969 was a day of destiny. On that day, the human race moved just a little farther in its evolution. Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin took that famous "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" and humans stood on the moon for the first time.
Forty four years ago, the world stopped turning just for a minute, and everyone looked up.
Schools, office and public places in all around the world came to a halt, while little boys and girls across the continents were dragged out of their beds to see the most important footprint in the history of the human race being set into the lunar dust.
At 3.00 am on July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong lowered himself down gently from the Eagle lander and became the first human on the moon.
While the giant leap for mankind didn't quite herald the era of space travel for all that many predicted, it was the first time the whole world joined together to celebrate something so amazing and positive for science.
When man set foot on the moon 44 years ago, he also set eyes on the earth... and, that changed everything.
But 45 years later, even the generations who consider the Apollo programme the subject of history books and the movies, the moon landing is the lasting image of the space era.
And with the memory of Armstrong and his brave colleagues lasting strong in the public consciousness, there is still a lot for us to stop to look up to.
In addition to Apollo 11 landed the first humans on the moon on 20th July 1969, several other important space exploration milestones have anniversaries that take place in July: the Viking Lander I landed on Mars on July 20, 1976, and the Mars Pathfinder mission landed on Mars on July 4, 1997. And Apollo 15 -- carrying an all-Air Force crew -- landed on the moon on July 30, 1971.
Moon has played a major role in our life including stories, myths, plays, art and culture. For many, dream of flying to the Moon begins at a young age, and continues far into adulthood.
Space technology impacts innumerable aspects of modern human life. Students from schools and colleges are encouraged to get inspire to the next generation using the excitement of space, and educate the educators about the value of space in the classroom.
Only twelve astronauts have the experience of moon walking through the Apollo Space Mission during 1969 to 1972. It is now the chance for the 13th astronauts who can land on moon with new hopes and aspiration.