Apollo 11 Moon Landing, Computer ArtworkBy Detlev Van Ravenswaay

Apollo Moon landing Computer artwork of NASAs Apollo lunar module LM Eagle landing on the Moons surface Apollo was the first manned lunar landing mission touching down at UTC universal time on th July Two of the primary crew members of this American mission Neil Armstrong and Edwin Buzz Aldrin were the first humans to set foot on the Moon The remaining crew member Michael Collins stayed in lunar orbit on board the command module Columbia The Eagle consisted of two submodules the lower Descent stage and the upper Ascent stage The two stages were locked together during landing but only the Ascent stage was used to transport Armstrong and Aldrin back to Columbia leaving the Descent stage behind on the Moons surface