Both Armstrong and Aldrin then reportedly spent over 21 hours on the Moon's surface during which they collected the surface samples, took photographs, and performed some experiments.
Ken Bowersox, a former NASA astronaut and agency official, will take Gerstenmaier's place as the head of human exploration.
"Almost 50 years ago, the Apollo 11 mission captivated the world as two American astronauts were the first to step foot on the moon, forever changing space exploration", said in a statement Interior Secretary David Bernhardt.
"In an effort to meet this challenge, I have decided to make leadership changes to the Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) Mission Directorate".
Bill Hill, associate administrator for Exploration Systems Development within HEO additionally has been changed.
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What we pick up from the render is overall design (most of it), especially the much talked about centralised, front-facing camera. The Galaxy Watch Active 2 is also said to feature Fall Detection, an ECG monitor, and Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) notifications.
Gerstenmaier, who had been at the agency since 1977, had been working with Boeing and SpaceX as they develop spacecraft to ferry NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. "As we work to fill these key positions within HEO, we will stay mission focused knowing that exploration will go forward". The revised moon program is known as Artemis.
In June Bridenstine told CNN Business NASA will need an estimated $20 billion to $30 billion besides NASA's current budget over the next five years for its Artemis moon project.
The second flight of an SLS will carry four astronauts on a lunar orbit mission in the 2022-23 timeframe and the third will ferry a crew to Gateway for the first lunar landing.
"If NASA is not now capable of landing American astronauts on the Moon in five years, we need to change the organization, not the mission, "Pence said then". NASA has not yet announced a decision on the green run test.
The head of NASA's human exploration programme Bill Gerstenmaier was abruptly reassigned on 10 July as the space agency's Administrator Jim Bridenstine informed employees in a memo that instead, Gerstenmaier will serve as special assistant to NASA's Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard, reported the Washington Post.
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