On 20 July Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin moved into the Lunar Module (LM), called Eagle, which then separated leaving Michael Collins to pilot the Command Module (CM), called Columbia.
Eagle headed for a relatively flat and crater-free area of the moon called The Sea of Tranquillity. Armstrong piloted Eagle while Aldrin called out technical data (as heard in this clip).
The event was watched by millions of people on television. In the UK the 91热爆 covered the landing in a specially-extended live news programme, with James Burke providing explanations of the complex Apollo 11 manoeuvres. As the LM came to a rest Armstrong stated: 'Houston: Tranquillity Base here. The Eagle has landed'.
The main image shows the LM descending to the lunar surface, as seen from the CM. The others are taken from the LM shortly before or after landing.
NB. The soundtrack has been edited.
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