How humanity reached the moon

On July 20, 1969, the manned Apollo 11 spacecraft helped humanity take its first step onto the surface of the Moon. On this day, crew commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Edwin Aldrin landed the lunar module in the southwestern region of the Sea of Tranquility. The astronauts spent 21 hours, 36 minutes and 21 seconds on the surface of the satellite. All this time, command module pilot Michael Collins was waiting for them in lunar orbit. On July 21 at 02:56:15 UTC, Neil Armstrong took “one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”

1. Apollo 11 crew, April 14, 1969. From left: Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin “Buzz” E. Aldrin.

2. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin walks on the Moon near the Eagle module.

3. Aerial view of the Saturn V launch vehicle. May 20, 1969.

4. The Apollo 11 crew and Donald K. "Dick" Slayton at the traditional launch day breakfast. July 16, 1969.

5. Launch of Apollo 11. The full fuel supply for the Saturn V launch weighed 2800 tons. When the launch vehicle was launched, the thrust force was 34.5 million newtons.

6. A look at the Earth after the spacecraft entered space.

7. View of the lunar module and the Earth during a three-day flight to the Moon.

8. View of the Daedalus crater from lunar orbit.

9. View from Apollo 11. The Earth rises above the lunar horizon.

10. Command module "Columbia".

11. Apollo 11 communications center.

12. View from the lunar module "Eagle".

13. The first photo of Neil Armstrong on the moon.

14. Buzz Aldrin's footprint on the lunar soil.

15. Buzz Aldrin salutes the unfurled US flag. Taken by Neil Armstrong with a 70mm Hasselblad.

16. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin carries equipment for experiments.

17. Neil Armstrong photographs the lunar module landing site.

18. The memorial capsule reads: “Here are the people from planet Earth who first set foot on the Moon, July 1969 AD. We come in peace for all mankind."

19. Astronaut Neil Armstrong in the lunar module after his historic walk on the Moon.

20. Farewell to the Moon on the way to Earth.