Because the gravity of the moon is only 1/6th the gravity of the earth. The astronauts quickly developed a hopping motion on the surface of the moon for going more than a few feet in any direction - for one thing, it was quicker. For a few steps left or right, they walked more normally as they would on earth.
Neil Armstrong was the first astronaut to walk on the moon
In 1969 Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon.
It was astronaut Eugene cernan, in Apollo 17
Neil Armstrong!
Neil Armstrong
No. Michael Jackson did.
Forth Man to walk on the moon.
Only two walked at a time on the moon.
No. John Glenn was the first astronaut to orbit the moon. He was also the third American to reach space. The first person to walk on the moon was Neil Armstrong, during the Apollo 11 space mission.
an asrtonaut first walked on the moon on the 20th July 1969
He was an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon.
The first astronaut in space was Alan shepherd, while Yuri Gagarin is the first cosmonaut in space. Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon.