Apollo 11 was the first manned spacecraft to land on the Moon. - The Moon Landing

Apollo 11 was launched on July 16, 1969. It had two separable modules. On board were three astronauts — Commander Neil Armstrong, Lunar Module pilot, Buzz Aldrin Jr. and Command and Service Module (CSM) pilot, Michael Collins.

The spacecraft took three days to reach the Moon's orbit. The next day, July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin moved into the Lunar Module named Eagle. Eagle and the CSM separated. Eagle descended to the Moon's surface. Armstrong radioed to the command centre on Earth - Houston, Tranquility Bose here — the Eagle has landed.

A few hours later, Armstrong stepped onto the Moon's surface, saying…That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.

Aldrin stepped onto the Moon 19 minutes later.

Almost 24 hours later, the two astronauts returned to the CSM in the Eagle. The CSM set its course for Earth on July 22. Before entering Earth's atmosphere, the Command Module separated from the Service Module. Parachutes opened on the module to slow it down before it splashed into the Pacific Ocean on July 24, 1969. The astronauts were picked up by the recovery ship, USS Hornet.