The First one was held in the Galileo Galilei planetarium of Buenos Aires.

He has been giving this conference during the month of July in different cities. His curiosity for space and his passion for expedition made him capture all his knowledge of the Apollo mission in a talk for the general public. Livio Gratton is an aerospace engineer at the Argentinian National Commission for Space Activities (CONAE).

Also, for those interested in planet formation.ĭr. We, humans, had to learn how to take off and orbit the Earth, dock two spaceships in orbit, depart Earth orbit, orbit another heavenly body, descend towards the Moon, and come back home safe and sound.”įor Marcela Cañada Assandri, astronomer at the Department of Geophysics and Astronomy (FCEFN-UNSJ and CONICET), the landing on the Moon meant, in many aspects, a turning point to Planetary sciences, especially for those scientists involved in analyzing the surface features of heavenly bodies, such as composition, porosity, surface roughness. “Everything was being done for the first time. “There were no suppliers to ask them for a work to be done,” tells the scientist who works at the Instituto de Astronomía Física del Espacio (IAFE, CONICET–UBA). Bengochea was the fact that, in the 60s, all non-existent technology required was developed: special materials, computers, water purifiers, machines, vehicles and space suits. What most amazed CONICET researcher Gabriel R. Fifty years after this historical milestone, some scientists bring themselves to reflect on the implications of this achievement. Until that moment, he has kept it secret from his perplexed and relieved audience. Tranquility, the name Armstrong chose for the base where they had just landed.

With these concise words, the astronaut caused agitation to everyone at the Mission Control Center and to the whole world and, immediately after, he brought the greatest tranquility. You got a bunch of guys about to turn blue.

Man on the moon history