Neil Armstrong20 July 1969
Armstrong takes over manual control of the LM, finds an area which to him seems safe for a landing and touches down on the moon at 20:17:39 UTC on July 20, 1969
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Armstrong takes over manual control of the LM, finds an area which to him seems safe for a landing and touches down on the moon at 20:17:39 UTC on July 20, 1969
Takes "one small step for man but a giant step for mankind". Neil Armstrong is 1st man on the moon
The Eagle lands on the Sea of Tranquility near the lunar equator
"Thats one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind"
"Thats one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind". Once Armstrong and Aldrin were ready to go outside, Eagle is depressurized, the hatch is opened and Armstrong made his way down the ladder first, he places his left foot on the surface at 2:56 UTC July 21, 1969
The astronauts return to Earth, welcomed as heroes
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