USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The United States’ Apollo 11 was the first crewed mission to land on the Moon, on 20 July 1969. There were six crewed U.S. landings between 1969 and 1972, and numerous uncrewed landings, with no soft landings happening between 22 August 1976 and 14 December 2013.

Detailed explanation-2: -12 September 1959: The USSR launches Luna 2 and accomplishes its mission of creating the first spacecraft to reach the surface of the Moon.

Detailed explanation-3: -Culminating with Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong’s first step onto the Moon on July 20, 1969, the space flight, the lunar landing, and the crew’s safe return to earth were seen as epochal events, worthy of intense media coverage, international celebration, and careful social analysis.

Detailed explanation-4: -Apollo 11, U.S. spaceflight during which commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Edwin (“Buzz”) Aldrin, Jr., on July 20, 1969, became the first people to land on the Moon and walk the lunar surface.

Detailed explanation-5: -On July 20, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin (1930-) became the first humans ever to land on the moon. About six-and-a-half hours later, Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon.