Neil Armstrong first walked on the Moon on July 20, 1969, during NASA’s Apollo 11 mission. He stepped onto the lunar surface at 20:56 UTC (4:56 p.m. CDT) and famously said, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” The event was watched worldwide as the culmination of the Space Race.[3][7]
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Neil Armstrong, commander of Apollo 11 and the first man to walk on the moon, has died, NBC News reports.
www.space.comThe world celebrates the 50th anniversary of the historic moon landing of spaceflight Apollo 11, when Armstrong famously declared, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
abcnews.go.comNeil Armstrong, commander of Apollo 11 and the first man to walk on the moon, has died at 82..
www.livescience.comThe 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.
www.nasa.govNeil Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio.
cosmo.orgFulfills challenge from President Kennedy
www.voanews.comThe historic event captivated the world—and helped people look to the future.
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