First Man: The story of Neil Armstrong’s journey to walk on the moon.
This is about the journey of Neil Armstrong from a daring pilot to First Man on the moon. It is well done and an excellent family movie because the drama and cinematography keep you interested in the movie, and the director did not resort to base tactics of sex, nudity, or foul language to entertain the audience.
From a Creationist’s point of view, here are some things to key on when watching the movie: The lunar module’s landing footpad and how high the ladder is from the floor.
The lunar module landing gear footpad were 37 inches in diameter and 7 inches deep(pdf). The ladder stopped roughly 30 inches above the footpad (pdf). Why would NASA do these protective measures?
The reason is based on an average amount of space dust that lands on the moon each year, and multiplying that average rate by the estimated billions of years of age for the moon. Their conclusion was that the lunar module might sink down into oblivian from the massive amount of dust.
Notice when the character, Neil Armstrong, jumps off the ladder, only trace amount of dust is on the surface of the moon. This empirical data is contrary to an old moon, and supports a much younger moon.
Below is the trailer to First Man:
What the movie left out:
The Apollo 8 space mission was the first to orbit the Moon. While Apollo 8 space capsule orbited the moon, the crew, which consisted of astronausts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and William Anders read from Genesis 1 live on CBS television. Below is that recording:
Fast forward to the Apollo 11 mission, with the Lunar Module safely on the moon, Buzz Aldrin gave thanks to God and conducted the first communion within the LM on the moon. Below is the recording of the audio and quotes from Buzz Aldrin in what he did while on the moon: