International Moon Day: When Neil Armstrong Became First Human To Land On Moon

Pushkar Tiwari
Jul 19, 2023

Apollo 11 lunar mission

International Moon Day marks the anniversary of the first landing by humans on the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 lunar mission.

Human first landed on Moon in 1969

NASA, the American space agency, successfully landed a man on the Moon for the first time on July 20, 1969.

Neil Armstrong planted first human foot on another world

Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong planted the first human foot on another world and as he climbed down the ladder, he said, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."

Buzz Aldrin joined Armstrong

Another Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin joined Neil Armstrong and offered a powerful description of the lunar surface: "magnificent desolation."

Two astronauts explored lunar surface

The two NASA astronauts explored the lunar surface for two and a half hours, collecting samples and taking photographs.

For people back home, it was audio experience

For everyone on Earth, the first Moon landing was purely an audio experience as there was no live television of the landing.

16-mm silent film camera recorded event

A 16-mm silent film camera was mounted in the right-hand window of astronaut Edwin E Aldrin, which recorded the event but was not available for viewing until it was returned to Earth and developed.

Neil Armstrong after first spacewalk on Moon

Neil Armstrong is seen inside the spacecraft Eagle after the first spacewalk on the Moon.

Buzz Aldrin after spacewalk

Buzz Aldrin is seen inside Eagle after the first spacewalk on the Moon. The crew then splashed down off Hawaii on July 24.

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