Apollo 11 - 50 years later / by Richard

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Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC. Armstrong became the first human to step onto the lunar surface six hours after landing on July 21 at 02:56:15 UTC.

Today it was 50 years ago, I was 8 years old. I remember very well that night; it was the first time my mother let me watch TV all night long. Since then, I constantly look up to the stars ...

Apollo 11 Mission Overview - NASA