40 Years ago today

Okay not 'today' in the strictest sense ... actually it was yesterday.

Monday marks the Landing on the Moon.

So I figured I'd offer up some fun facts:

• Launched July 16, 1969
• First man to walk on the moon: Neil Armstrong (oh cool story about him coming up)
• 21 hrs, 38 minutes, 21 seconds=time people were on the moon for that first time
• 238,900 miles = distance between Earth and Moon
• 1/6th = moon's gravity as compared to earth (you'd feel so much skinnier up there!)
• tin foil = the thickness of the walls of the lunar lander
• the moon dust would be deadly to inhale, particles are not like regular Earth dust, they are more like microscopic shards of glass

This will be a growing list so keep an eye on it!