First Man On The Moon
Astronaut Armstrong was the first human to set foot (his left, specifically) on the surface of Earth's Moon on July 20, 1969, as part of the Apollo 11 space mission.
Read more about this topic: Neil Armstrong Air And Space Museum
Famous quotes containing the words the moon, man and/or moon:
“In the first of the moon,
All’s a scattering,
A shining.”
—Theodore Roethke (1908–1963)
“The first man to discover Chinook salmon in the Columbia, caught 264 in a day and carried them across the river by walking on the backs of other fish. His greatest feat, however, was learning the Chinook jargon in 15 minutes from listening to salmon talk.”
—State of Oregon, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“The moon is my mother. She is not sweet like Mary.
Her blue garments unloose small bats and owls.”
—Sylvia Plath (1932–1963)