International Moon Day 2023 will be celebrated today
Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin were the first humans to walk on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969. During this mission, Michael Collins orbited the Moon in the command module.
Based on the recommendation of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, 9 December 2021 was declared International Moon Day (IMD) by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in resolution A/RES/76/76.
The idea of a mission to send astronauts to the Moon was presented by President Kennedy in 1961 at a special joint session of Congress.
