General Astronomy/The Apollo Missions

The first mission to land humans on the moon was the United States Apollo 11. The astronauts on board were Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, who explored the lunar surface on July 20, 1969. Armstrong debarked from the Lunar Module "Eagle" spacecraft first. After setting foot on the surface of the moon, he uttered the famous words: "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind."