Islam Creator of the Modern Age
Preface
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PREFACE
The American astronaut, Neil Armstrong, was the
first man to set foot on the moon after a four-day
space voyage on July 20, 1969. On reaching his
destination, he uttered these words, which are now
a part of history: “That’s one small step for man,
one giant leap for mankind.”
Armstrong, along with his colleagues, Edwin
Aldrin and Michael Collins, undertook this journey
in a special rocket called Apollo 11. In the final
stage they boarded a lunar vehicle called Eagle in
order to land on the surface of the moon.
These vehicles, the Apollo and the Eagle, were not-
—as some of the more fanciful among us might
imagine—two
magic,
flying
chariots,
but
scientifically
designed
machines
made
in
accordance with our observation of the unchanging
laws of nature. Their ability to traverse such
immense distance in space is entirely due to man’s
correct application of his empirical knowledge.
These laws, the application of which would enable
man to reach the moon, have existed throughout the
