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First humans on the moon

Posted by in Today's Image | July 20, 2013

Were you alive when this happened? Can you remember how exciting it was?

Apollo 11, when the first humans walked on the surface of another world. Image via NASA.

Apollo 11, when the first humans walked on the surface of another world. Image via NASA.

NASA’s Apollo 11 mission in 1969 took the first humans to the surface of the moon. They landed on July 20, 1969. Millions of earthlings watched on television as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin (pictured) climbed the ladder from their lunar module to the moon’s surface.

Don’t believe it? Try this video: Why the Apollo moon landings could not have been faked.

Deborah Byrd

Deborah Byrd

Deborah Byrd created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Today, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of this website. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named 3505 Byrd in her honor. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.

Tonight

In mid-April, look west after sunset for Mars and the moon

Chart: 4 positions of crescent moon along steep ecliptic line with Mars, Pleiades, Aldebaran labeled.

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