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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the lunar surface during NASA mission. The figure is taken from Smithsonian Institution, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

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Apollo 11 landed the first humans on the Moon in July 1969

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the lunar surface during NASA mission

On 20 July 1969, NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo 11 lunar module Eagle in the Sea of Tranquility. Armstrong became the first human to step onto the lunar surface, declaring the event a small step for man and a giant leap for mankind.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the lunar surface during NASA mission. The figure is taken from Smithsonian Institution, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a history fact?: Yes. It sits on the History shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.