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<ref> Armstrong insists he said "one small step for a man." Whether he succeeded in enunciated the word "a" is disputed. See [[Neil_Armstrong#One small step]] </ref>
<ref> Armstrong insists he said "one small step for a man." Whether he succeeded in enunciated the word "a" is disputed. See [[Neil_Armstrong#One small step]] </ref>
[[File:NASA Moon Flag.jpg|left|200px]]
[[File:NASA Moon Flag.jpg|left|200px]]
The crew consisted of Commander Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr., and Michael Collins. [[Aldrin]] was second person on the moon. Collins orbited in the command module, ''Columbia''; Armstrong and Aldrin descended to the surface in the lunar excursion module, ''Eagle''. They broadcast their brief visit to the lunar surface live on international television. During their visit they placed the American [[Flag of the United States of America|flag]] along with a plaque which read: ''"Here men from the planet Earth first set foot on the moon July 1969, A.D. We came in peace for all mankind."'' They also gathered rocks and soil during their visit.
The crew consisted of Commander Neil Armstrong (a veteran U.S. navy aviator who was a civilian at the time of the mission), Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. (then an active-duty officer in the U.S. Air Force), and Michael Collins (also a U.S. Air Force officer). [[Aldrin]] was second person on the moon. Collins orbited in the command module, ''Columbia''; Armstrong and Aldrin descended to the surface in the lunar excursion module, ''Eagle''. They broadcast their brief visit to the lunar surface live on international television. During their visit they placed the American [[Flag of the United States of America|flag]] along with a plaque which read: ''"Here men from the planet Earth first set foot on the moon July 1969, A.D. We came in peace for all mankind."'' They also gathered rocks and soil during their visit.
The [[Saturn V]] rocket carrying Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins was launched on July 16, 1969 by [[NASA]] from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and it entered lunar orbit on July 19.
The [[Saturn V]] rocket carrying Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins was launched on July 16, 1969 by [[NASA]] from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and it entered lunar orbit on July 19.