For the Australian Aboriginal area, see Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara. Annual percentage yield (APY) is a normalized representation of an interest rate, based on a compounding period of one year. APY figures allow for a reasonable, single-point comparison of different offerings with varying compounding schedules.
Six missions landed on the Moon between 1969 and 1972. A total of 12 men have walked on the moon, so far. All were US astronauts in NASA's Apollo moon landing program. Six missions landed on the Moon between 1969 and 1972.
They were ready to put people on the moon. Apollo 11's mission was to land two men on the moon. They also had to come back to Earth safely. Apollo 11 blasted off on July 16, 1969. Neil Armstrong, Edwin Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins were the astronauts on Apollo 11. Four days later, Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon. They landed on the moon in the Lunar Module. It was called the Eagle. Collins stayed in orbit around the moon. He did experiments and took pictures. The sign the astronauts left on the moon says, Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the moon July 1969, A.D. We came in peace for all mankind. Image Credit: NASA. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to step on the moon. He and Aldrin walked around for three hours. They did experiments. They picked up bits of moon dirt and rocks. They put a U.S. flag on the moon. They also left a sign on the moon. The two astronauts returned to orbit, joining Collins.