WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin were the first of 12 human beings to walk on the Moon.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Reporters wrote in early 1969 that Aldrin would be the first man to walk on the Moon, and Associate Administrator George Mueller told reporters he would be first as well. Aldrin heard that Armstrong would be the first because Armstrong was a civilian, which made Aldrin livid.