man on the moon
Apollo mission achievement
Man on the moon refers to a human presence on the lunar surface, especially the Apollo astronauts who landed there between 1969 and 1972: We put a man on the moon but can't fix the potholes.
The phrase often invokes technological achievement as a benchmark for what should be possible.
Before the space age, the man in the moon was a fanciful figure seen in lunar surface patterns.
First manned lunar landing
- Neil ArmstrongFirst person on moon
- 1969Late sixties year
- lunar moduleSpacecraft for surface landings
- EagleProper name or brand
Buzz Aldrin · space race · Cold War · Kennedy · NASA · space program · Michael Collins · Houston
Pressurized garment for vacuum
- spacewalkVenturing outside a spacecraft
- orbitCurved celestial path
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- rocketPropulsion-driven spacecraft
spacecraft · NASA · cosmonaut · mission control · zero-gravity · launchpad · reentry · life support
Sleeping mind's narrative
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- possibilityState of being achievable
- ambitionDesire for achievement
unity · peace · inspiration · wonder · awe · humanity · frontier · visionary
Impact-formed depressions
- regolithFragmented covering over bedrock
- mareFemale adult equine
- highlandsElevated, hilly land areas
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
ejecta · micrometeorites · low gravity · airless · desolate · dusty · gray · barren
Notable event marking progress
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- featRemarkable act of skill
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
culmination · pioneering · landmark · giant leap · impossible dream · first steps · legacy · national pride
Apollo 11
First manned lunar landing
- Neil ArmstrongFirst person on moon
- 1969Late sixties year
- lunar moduleSpacecraft for surface landings
Buzz Aldrin · Eagle · space race · Cold War · Kennedy · NASA · space program · Michael Collins · Houston · giant leap
spacesuit
Pressurized garment for vacuum
rocket · spacecraft · NASA · cosmonaut · mission control · zero-gravity · launchpad · reentry · life support · helmet
dream
Sleeping mind's narrative
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- possibilityState of being achievable
ambition · unity · peace · inspiration · wonder · awe · humanity · frontier · visionary · reach for the stars
craters
Impact-formed depressions
basalt · ejecta · micrometeorites · low gravity · airless · desolate · dusty · gray · barren · footprint
milestone
Notable event marking progress
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- featRemarkable act of skill
pinnacle · culmination · pioneering · landmark · giant leap · impossible dream · first steps · legacy · national pride
- Moon thingscraters, lunar eclipse, waxing crescent, lunar surface
man on the moonflying pigs
Idiom for impossibility
pipe dream · impossible dream · perpetual motion machine · when hell freezes over · pie in the sky
man on the moonearthbound
Confined to terra firma
grounded · down to earth · feet on the ground · terrestrial · man on the street
man on the moonsmall potatoes
Insignificant things or people
child's play · low-hanging fruit · business as usual · same old same old · nothing special
moon, manliness, manhood, mankind, manlike, unmanned, manned, manning, moons