Space fan finds out more about Moon landing at Jodrell Bank

On 20 July 2019 it's 50 years since the first man stepped on the moon.

Jodrell Bank Observatory was the only place in Europe that was able to track the mission as it happened.

Using its powerful telescopes to receive radio signals from the Moon lander, it was able to verify that the "Eagle" had landed.

We took 12-year-old space fan Salahuddin there to find out more about the Moon Landing.

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