Hi... You are watching in-depth with ILA. Today is National Moon Day, also known as the Space Exploration Day. Every year, this day is celebrated to commemorate the anniversary of the United States’ first crewed mission to the moon, and the landing of astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on moon on July 20, 1969. Apart from honoring the historic landing on the moon, National Moon Day is also celebrated as a reminder of the contribution of space scientists and astronauts for the exploration of moon. The celebration behind the day is not only about the landing on the moon but also about the progress made by mankind towards lunar exploration so far. Moreover, this day offers an opportunity to increase people’s knowledge about the moon and space exploration programmes undertaken by the United States and other countries. The day aims to educate and promote the need for regulations of activities around space exploration.
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00:00 Hi, you are watching InDeath with Ila.
00:20 Today is National Moon Day, also known as the Space Exploration Day.
00:25 Every year, this day is celebrated to commemorate the anniversary of the United States' first
00:30 crewed mission to the Moon, and the landing of astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
00:34 on Moon on July 20, 1969.
00:38 Apart from honoring the historic landing on the Moon, National Moon Day is also celebrated
00:43 as a reminder of the contribution of space scientists and astronauts for the exploration
00:47 of Moon.
00:48 The celebration behind the day is not only about the landing on the Moon but also about
00:52 the progress made by mankind towards lunar exploration so far.
00:57 Moreover, this day offers an opportunity to increase people's knowledge about the Moon
01:01 and space exploration programs undertaken by the United States and other countries.
01:06 The day aims to educate and promote the need for regulations of activities around space
01:11 exploration.
01:12 NASA's Apollo 11 mission was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July
01:17 16, 1969 with three astronauts aboard the rocket ship, Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz"
01:23 Aldrin, and Michael Collins.
01:26 The lunar module nicknamed "The Eagle," carrying only Aldrin and Armstrong, separated from
01:31 the command module where Collins was.
01:33 It was at 10.56 p.m. on July 20 that Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the
01:39 Moon as he descended from the ladder.
01:41 He said the famous lines, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
01:46 Soon after, Aldrin also landed on the Moon's surface.
02:11 In 1971, President Richard Nixon proclaimed National Moon Landing Day on July 20, two
02:17 years after the man's first moon landing.
02:20 In 1984, the day was proclaimed a holiday by United States President Ronald Reagan.
02:26 In 2019, President Donald Trump proclaimed July 20 as the 50th anniversary observance
02:32 of the Apollo 11 lunar landing.
02:35 In 2021, the UN General Assembly declared International Moon Day on July 20, in its
02:40 resolution on "international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space."
02:46 The theme of the National Moon Day 2023 is "lunar exploration, coordination and sustainability"
02:52 that would aim to raise awareness about the importance of international cooperation in
02:55 sustainable moon exploration.