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1969 - Neil Armstrong Becomes the First Man on the Moon

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A picture of Buzz Aldrin posing near the deployed United States flag during the Apollo 11 mission.

Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. poses for a photograph beside the deployed United States flag during Apollo 11 extravehicular activity on the lunar surface. The Lunar Module "Eagle" is on the left. (July 20, 1969)

Picture courtesy of NASA.

Neil Armstrong Becomes the First Man on the Moon (1969): On July 20, 1969, as part of the Apollo 11 mission, astronaut Neil Armstrong opened the hatch of the lunar module (nicknamed Eagle) and stepped out onto the ladder. Once at the bottom of the ladder, Armstrong stepped onto the surface of the moon and became the very first man on the moon. A few minutes later, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin followed him.

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