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Moon landing, 1969

Moon landing, 1969

On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 lunar module landed on the Moon, in the Sea of Tranquility, during which astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon.
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Transcript

. . . good, going over the hill.

OK, engine stop?

Copy down, Eagle.

Houston, Tranquillity Base here. The "Eagle" has landed.

Roger, Tranq . . .

OK, I'm going to step off the LM now.

That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.