Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. The first steps by humans on another planetary body were taken by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on July 20, 1969. The astronauts also returned to Earth the first samples from another planetary body. Apollo 11 achieved its primary mission - to perform a manned lunar landing and return the mission safely to Earth - and paved the way for the Apollo lunar landing missions to follow.
Astronaut Armstrong emerged from the spacecraft first. While descending, he released the Modularized Equipment Stowage Assembly (MESA) on which the surface television camera was stowed, and the camera recorded humankind's first step on the Moon at 109:24:19 GET. A sample of lunar surface material was collected and stowed to assure that, if a contingency required an early end to the planned surface activities, samples of lunar surface material would be returned to Earth. Astronaut Aldrin subsequently descended to the lunar surface.
I think this is one of the most historical event in mankind. Not just because man stepped on the moon for the first time but because of the technological advancement that we have achieved as we were able to get the live voice of Neil Armstrong talking. If you listen closely to the clip you will be able to hear that Armstrong is describing the surface of the moon to us. He also tells us when he lands on the moon what happen. The most talked about line of Armstrong as he steps on the moon can also be heard: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Clearly the event was of huge significance and the choice of words was quite deliberate. Armstrong maintained for some time later that he said "for a man" rather than "for man". That line was what he, with the help of his wife, had prepared in advance. The rather fuzzy tapes of the event aren't clear enough to be sure, although the 'a' does appear to be missing. He is also heard talking to Buzz Aldrin. I think it is very important because we come to know how far has the mankind reached and what all great he has achieved.
Even thought the tape is very unclear we are able to get a few things that they talk about. I think its more than sufficient for us to know an amazing journey they had.
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