Apollo 11

Apollo 11 was the NASA mission that first landed humans on the Moon, on July 20, 1969, and returned them safely to Earth.

Saturn V: The three-stage American rocket that launched Apollo missions toward Earth orbit and the Moon. It lifted Apollo 11’s spacecraft and crew off Earth on July 16, 1969.
Neil Armstrong: An American astronaut who commanded Apollo 11 and became the first person to walk on the Moon. He piloted Eagle during the final descent and stepped onto the surface first.
Apollo 11 lunar landing: The July 20, 1969, descent of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle to the Moon’s surface. Armstrong took manual control and landed with little fuel remaining.
Apollo program: The NASA human spaceflight program that sent astronauts to the Moon between 1968 and 1972. Apollo 11 was the program’s first successful crewed lunar landing.
Apollo 12: The 1969 NASA mission that made the second crewed landing on the Moon. It followed Apollo 11 with a more precise landing near the Surveyor 3 spacecraft.
Apollo command and service module: The crewed spacecraft that carried Apollo astronauts to lunar orbit and back to Earth. Michael Collins piloted this spacecraft while Armstrong and Aldrin descended to the surface.
Buzz Aldrin: An American astronaut and lunar module pilot who walked on the Moon during Apollo 11. He followed Armstrong onto the lunar surface and helped conduct its activities.
Apollo 11 moonwalk: The extravehicular activity conducted by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon on July 20–21, 1969. The astronauts deployed instruments, collected samples, and documented the landing site.
Space Race: The Cold War competition between the United States and Soviet Union in space exploration. The competition shaped the political urgency behind a lunar landing before 1970.
Lunar sample laboratory: A NASA facility where lunar samples are curated, protected, and prepared for scientific study. Apollo 11’s returned material became part of a collection preserved for research.

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