Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon in 1969. Specifically, the first steps occurred on July 20–21, 1969 UTC time, during the Apollo 11 mission, with Armstrong stepping onto the lunar surface at 02:56 UTC on July 21, 1969, and Buzz Aldrin following shortly after [source: Apollo 11 mission history]. If you’d like, I can pull up a current news item about the anniversary or summarize how this event is covered in recent reporting.
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On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. The two reached the moon's surface using the Apollo 11 lunar module.
www.foxnews.comBorn on August 5, 1930, Neil Armstrong was a man of many accomplishments and when he landed on the Moon, he walked into the history books.
www.nasa.govOn July 20th 1969, at 10:56 p.m. American EDT, American astronaut Neil Armstrong, 240,000 miles from Earth, spoke these words to more than a billion people listening at home: “That’s on…
craighill.netApollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, recalls the heyday of the Space Race for the 40th anniversary of the first manned lunar landing.
www.space.comFulfills challenge from President Kennedy
www.voanews.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 was born on August 5, 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio.
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