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[[Image:Apollo 11 Launch.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Apollo 11 launch]]

[[Image:Apollo 11 Launch.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Apollo 11 launch]]

'''Apollo 11''' carried the first men to the [[moon]]. On July 20, 1969, [[Neil Armstrong]] became the first to set foot on the moon, stepping onto the lunar surface and saying: "''That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.''"

'''Apollo 11''' carried the first humans to the [[moon]]. On July 20, 1969, [[Neil Armstrong]] became the first person to set foot on the moon, stepping onto the lunar surface and saying: "''That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.''"

<ref> He intended to say "one small step for ''a'' man." Whether he succeeded in getting out the word "a" is disputed. See [[Neil_Armstrong#One small step]] </ref>  

<ref> Armstrong insists he said "one small step for a man." Whether he succeeded in enunciated the word "a" is disputed. See [[Neil_Armstrong#One small step]] </ref>  

[[File:NASA Moon Flag.jpg|left|200px]]

[[File:NASA Moon Flag.jpg|left|200px]]

The crew consisted of Commander Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr., and [[Michael Collins]]. [[Buzz Aldrin]] was second on the moon. Collins orbited in the command module. They broadcast a live videotaping and placed the [[Flag of the United States of America|flag]] and a plaque which read: ''"Here men from the planet Earth first set foot on the moon July 1969, A.D. We came in peace for all mankind."'' They then gathered rocks and soil.  

The crew consisted of Commander Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr., and [[Michael Collins]]. [[Aldrin]] was second person on the moon. Collins orbited in the command module, ''Columbia''; Armstrong and Aldrin descended to the surface in the lunar excursion module, ''Eagle''. They broadcast a live videotaping and placed the American [[Flag of the United States of America|flag]] and a plaque which read: ''"Here men from the planet Earth first set foot on the moon July 1969, A.D. We came in peace for all mankind."'' They also gathered rocks and soil during their brief visit to the surface.  

The rocket, a [[Saturn V]], was launched on July 16, 1969 by [[NASA]] from Kennedy Space Center, and it entered lunar orbit on July 19.

The rocket, a [[Saturn V]], was launched on July 16, 1969 by [[NASA]] from Kennedy Space Center, and it entered lunar orbit on July 19.