The Moon Landing of 1969

1969年的人类登月

In 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon.

1969年，宇航员尼尔·阿姆斯特朗和巴兹·奥尔德林成为最先在月球上行走的人类7Zquw+qXkZ]F+。

The decision to send astronauts to the moon was made in 1961, when U.S. President John F.Kennedy pledged to accomplish this before the end of the decade.

1961年，美国决定将宇航员送上月球，当时的美国总统约翰·F·肯尼迪承诺在1970年前实现这一目标+D(=50iSm]ZF4+9^ke。

Kennedy set this goal because of the rivalry between the U.S. and the Soviet Union at the time.

肯尼迪设定这一目标是为了在当时的美苏竞争中取得胜利KJ;E)UYOLjIwc3l9。

The Soviet Union had already made advancements in space travel, such as sending the first unmanned probe to the moon, and sending the first human to space.

当时，苏联已经在宇宙飞行方面取得了进展，把第一个无人探测器送上了月球，并且让人类第一次进入了太空urZRiFcmzl。

The U.S. wanted to prove that they were capable of space travel as well.

美国想要证明他们也有能力进行宇宙飞行UASk.PY(pDD。

Over eight years, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) prepared and launched 11 missions that would lead to the moon landing.

在八年的时间里，美国国家航空航天局(NASA)准备并启动了11次登月任务W3n)6J;c-o_LHyY%*.]。

The final mission took place on July 20th, 1969.

最后一次任务启动于1969年7月20日zK@zgHoG1!xX%VM。

Armstrong was the first of the two astronauts to walk on the moon, where he said the famous quote: "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."

阿姆斯特朗是两名宇航员中第一个在月球上行走的人，他在月球上说过一句名言：“这是我个人迈出的一小步，却是人类的一大步kJ3f(-~wsEggE9X+TGt。”