WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -After the two stepped onto the lunar surface, Armstrong proclaimed these famous words: “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” On July 16, 1969, the spacecraft Apollo 11 prepared to launch a crew of astronauts to the moon … and into the history books.

Detailed explanation-3: -Who was the first person on the Moon? At 02:56 GMT on 21 July 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon. He stepped out of the Apollo 11 lunar module and onto the Moon’s surface, in an area called the ‘Sea of Tranquility.’

Detailed explanation-4: -The program was named after Apollo, the Greek god of light, music, and the Sun, by NASA manager Abe Silverstein, who later said, “I was naming the spacecraft like I’d name my baby."