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Apollo 11 made its first lunar landing on 20 July 1969 at the Sea of Tranquility. The first human step on the moon off the craft occurred on 21 July 1969.
That depends on how you define the first word. Buzz Aldrin spoke the first words spoken from the moon after the Apollo 11 landing, "Ok, engine arm off. ACA out of Detent." Which roughly translates to puting your car in "Park" (ACA out of Detent) and turning off the key (Engine arm off). It was important to turn off the engine so it wouldn't accidentally fire. The first words spoken from the surface are "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. Which were uttered by Neil Armstrong on Apollo 11 just 5 hours after landing on July 20, 1969.
Only the ascent stage of the lunar module took off from the Moon because it was specifically designed to transport astronauts from the lunar surface back to the Command Module orbiting above. The descent stage, which contained the landing gear and other systems for landing, was left on the Moon to reduce weight for the ascent. This design allowed for a more efficient mission, as the ascent stage could focus solely on returning the crew to orbit.
It has to be done in stages you see, first it was the Mercury one man craft, it was sub orbit and then orbiting the earth., the Gemini spacecraft with the first walk in space, then the Apoll7 after the fire a new craft was tried. Apollo 8 first visit by man around the moon. Apollo11 landing on the moon.
To reach the moon, you would typically need to launch a spacecraft using a powerful rocket. The spacecraft would travel through space for about three days before entering the moon's orbit and landing on its surface. The spacecraft would then need to take off again and return to Earth.
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Horizontal take off and landing.
Apollo 11 made its first lunar landing on 20 July 1969 at the Sea of Tranquility. The first human step on the moon off the craft occurred on 21 July 1969.
The Harrier jet introduced the idea of VTOL (vertical take-off and landing).
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VSTOL = Vertical or Short Take Off and Landing aircraft. Whereas a STOL aircraft is a Short Take Off and Landing Aircraft. Maybe there is a term VTOL just for Vertical Take Off and Landing.
The astronauts land on the moon and also take off from the moon on their Lunar module.
Vertical Take-Off and Landing
Short Take Off and Landing.
No.
How does vertical take off and landing
Mostly because of landing gear failures on both take off and landing.