Reading Comprehension - Passage: The Apollo 11 Moon Landing

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Ivan
This passage details the significant events of the first-ever successful human-crewed mission to the Moon in history.
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On the morning of July 16"
1969, the United States of
America got ready to launch
its Saturn V rocket from
launch pad 39A at Cape
Kennedy, Florida, USA.


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Saturn 5 was the largest rocket ever built. It was 111 metres
high, that’s taller than the Statue of Liberty and taller than many
tower blocks. It weighed 2.9 million kilograms (2 900 000 kg)
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Three astronauts were on board Saturn V: Neil Armstrong, Michael
Collins and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin. The astronauts had to go through
lots of training to move around in their bulky spacesuits, and test all the
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mission. the Satum V rocket.
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5. The moment when Saturn V's F1 engines
launching it from its tower.
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The Apollo 11 crew took 4 days to reach the Moon.
Once they were orbiting the Moon, Armstrong and Aldrin climbed into the
Eagle Lunar Module and landed on the Moon.
Collins stayed in the Columbia Command Module.



The Eagle Lunar Module
which carried Armstrong
and Aldrin down to the
land on the Moon.
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The Columbia Command Module at the
National Air and Space Museum in the USA.
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After 22 hours on the Moon, Armstrong and Aldrin returned to the
command module using Eagle. The Apollo 11 crew returned to Earth and
landed in the Pacific Ocean on 24*" July. The module had a special heat
shield which stopped it from burning up as it travelled through the Earth’s
The Columbia Command Module has a custom
made flotation collar to help it float when it —
landed in the Pacific Ocean.

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11. Who is Neil Armstrong?
Neil Armstrong was a famous
American astronaut.
He is famous for being the
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12. Neil Armstrong’s Life
He was born in 1930, in the state of Ohio in America
He was 15 years old when he got his first pilot’s license.
After attending university he became a test pilot and flew over
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He was accepted to be part of the NASA Astronaut corps in
September 1962.

13. Neil Armstrong’s Life
His first trip into space was
aboard Gemini 8.
Then in 1969 he went aboard
Apollo 11 and became the firs
man to walk on the moon.
He died in 2012 in Ohio, USA. |

14. Walking on the Moon
On December 23, 1968, Neil
Armstrong was offered the
chance to command the Neil Armstrong, along with
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mission Apollo 11. This the moon.
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practice and preparation, arrived back on earth on
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15. Neil Armstrong’s Famous
After stepping onto the moon,
Neil Armstrong was heard
“That’s one small step for
one giant leap for

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