
With that step, he placed mankind's first footprint on an extraterrestrial world and gained instant hero status. With one small step off a ladder, Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969, before the eyes of hundreds of millions of awed television viewers worldwide. HO/AFP/Getty Images Show More Show Lessĩ3 of150 94 of150 This Jfile photo released by NASA shows commander of the Apollo 11 mission Neil Armstrong of the US near the lunar lander and the US flag, taken by Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin E.

The Lunar Module (LM) is on the left, and the footprints of the astronauts are clearly visible in the soil of the Moon. With one small step off a ladder, Neil Armstrong, commander of the Apollo 11 mission, became the first human to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969, before the eyes of hundreds of millions of awed television viewers worldwide. Aldrin, Jr., lunar module pilot of the first lunar landing mission, posing beside the deployed United States flag during Apollo 11 Extravehicular Activity (EVA) on the lunar surface area called the Sea of Tranquility. AP Show More Show Less 83 of150 This NASA handout photo taken on Jshows Astronaut Edwin E.
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Photo was made by a 16mm movie camera inside the lunar module, shooting at one frame per second. flag on the lunar surface, July 20, 1969. 'Buzz' Aldrin, the first men to land on the moon, plant the U.S. 81 of150 82 of150 Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin E.
