Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin&nbsp;became the first men to walk on the moon&nbsp;after reaching its surface in their Apollo 11 lunar module.


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Originally Published: <time datetime="2024-07-20 04:00:55">July 20, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.</time>

Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon after reaching its surface in their Apollo 11 lunar module.{ai:summary}<p>Armstrong and Aldrin make history with moonwalk on Apollo 11. #history</p>

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