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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]]

The '''Apollo 11''' spacecraft landed on the [[Moon]] On July 20, 1969 and [[Neil Armstrong]] became the first man to set foot on the moon, when he stepped off the Lunar Module Eagle onto the moon's surface, delivering the line: "''That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.''"

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

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

<ref> He intended to say "one step for ''a'' man." Whether he succeeded in getting out 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 of Apollo 11 consisted of 3 astronauts: Commander [[Neil Armstrong]], Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr., and [[Michael Collins]]. [[Buzz Aldrin]] was second on the moon, while Astronaut Collins orbited the moon in the Apollo Command Module. The two astronauts initiated a live videotaping to be seen on earth and placed a [[United States]] flag on the surface, and a commemorative 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 spent time gathering samples of rocks and soil to bring back to Earth.  

The crew of Apollo 11 consisted of 3 astronauts: Commander Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr., and [[Michael Collins]]. [[Buzz Aldrin]] was second on the moon, while Collins orbited the moon in the Apollo command module. The two astronauts broadcast a live videotaping to Earth and placed a [[United States]] flag on thelunar  surface along with a commemorative 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 spent time gathering samples of rocks and soil to bring back to Earth.  

The spacecraft was launched on July 16, 1969, by [[NASA]], the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]], the United States Federal Government agency responsible for aviation and space flight. The liftoff was from Kennedy Space Center, and lunar orbit was entered on July 19, 1969.

The spacecraft was launched on July 16, 1969, by [[NASA]], the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]], the United States Federal Government agency responsible for aviation and space flight. The liftoff was from Kennedy Space Center, and lunar orbit was entered on July 19, 1969.