Latest News About When Did Neil Armstrong Walk On The Moon

Updated 2026-05-14 07:00

Armstrong first walked on the Moon on July 20, 1969 (UTC). He and Buzz Aldrin landed in the lunar module Eagle, and Armstrong stepped onto the surface at 02:56 UTC on July 21, 1969, delivering the famous line, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." This historic event was part of NASA’s Apollo 11 mission.[3][7]

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The primary objective of Apollo 11 was to complete a national goal set by President John F. Kennedy on May 25, 1961: perform a crewed lunar landing and return to Earth.

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