"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"
The gravitation pull of the Earth is 6 times the gravitational pull of the moon. If the weight ofÊa person on Earth is 200 pounds, it is 200/6 or 33 and 1/3 pounds on the moon.
Luna 1 was the first successful flyby satellite launch to the Moon.
225,623 miles
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When the Moon is farthest from the Earth, this point is called apogee
The Moon appears larger in the sky during