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The Swedish progressive rock band Moon Safari used the first two sentences of Bill Anders' part on their song "Moonwalk". The European electronic duo VNV Nation used a sample of the recording on "Genesis", a song from their 2002 album, Futureperfect. The Dutch DJ Bakermat used the opening verse of the audio in his 2013 single "Uitzicht".
Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who, in 1969, became the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also a naval aviator , test pilot , and university professor.
Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC, and Armstrong became the first person to step onto the Moon's surface six hours and 39 minutes later, on July 21 at 02:56 UTC.
Those were the words from former Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell, who was just one of millions of people around the globe who watched in awe as Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969.
Read CNN’s First Moon Landing Fast Facts to learn more about the Apollo 11 landing on July 20, 1969, commanded by Neil Armstrong.
Neil Armstrong, center, with his wife, Janet, holding flowers on Sept. 6, 1969, at his Wapakoneta homecoming after the successful Apollo 11 moon landing. To Janet Armstrong's left is Ohio Gov ...
Aldrin walks on the surface of the Moon during Apollo 11. Photograph by Neil Armstrong, who can be seen reflected in Aldrin's visor. Aldrin calls out speeds in feet per second and distances in feet as Armstrong pilots Eagle to its lunar landing, establishing Tranquility Base, July 20, 1969. Aldrin's first words after he set foot on the Moon
It flew from Earth to lunar orbit on the command module Columbia, and then was flown to the Moon on July 20, 1969, by astronaut Neil Armstrong with navigational assistance from Buzz Aldrin. Eagle ' s landing created Tranquility Base, named by Armstrong and Aldrin and first announced upon the module's touchdown.