On July 21, 1969, with the Apollo 11 Spaceflight, Neil Armstrong was the 1st
human to step on the Moon! Buzz Aldrin joined him 20 minutes later & they spent 2 1/4th hours gathering
47.5 pounds of lunar material for return to
Earth. Pilot Michael Collins stayed in lunar orbit until they returned to the
ship. July 24th was splashdown at 819 miles SW of Hawaii. As Neil Armstrong took his 1st step onto the surface of the Moon, he said "1 small step by a man; 1 giant leap for mankind."