That's one small step for man: A timeline of the Apollo 11 moon landing
Published on Space Exploration Day (July 21, 2026), this article by A.S. Ganesh provides a detailed timeline of the historic Apollo 11 mission that first landed humans on the moon in July 1969. It begins with President John F. Kennedy's 1961 goal to land a man on the moon before the decade's end. The timeline covers key events: the July 16, 1969 lift-off from Cape Kennedy with Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins aboard; the July 20 undocking of the Lunar Module Eagle from the Command Module Columbia; the landing at Tranquillity Base; Armstrong's famous first steps on the moon at 10:56 pm ET on July 20; and the ascent from the lunar surface on July 21. The article includes historical photos and notes that Armstrong and Aldrin spent 21 hours and 36 minutes on the moon's surface.
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