Three men were the first to go to the "vicinity" of the Moon, on the Apollo 8 mission that orbited the Moon on December 24, 1968. The astronauts were Frank Borman, James Lovell, and Willliam Anders.
After Apollo 10 successfully orbited to test the Lunar Lander in May, 1969, the Apollo 11 mission became the first to take men to the lunar surface.
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the Eagle at the Sea of Tranquility basin on July 20, 1969. Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the Moon, followed by Aldrin. Between 1969 and 1972, five more missions landed on the surface, for a total of 12 men who explored on the lunar surface.
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1969
No, 1969 was not the first time man tried to get to the moon, but 1969 was the year when man landed on the moon.
No animal, apart from man, has been round the moon.
Apollo 8 was first to go to the moon. But Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin were the first men on the moon.
1969 is when the first man on the moon Neil Armstrong took man's first steps on the moon.
The first time America sent a man on the moon (Neil Armstrong) landed on July 16,1969.
No, 1969 was not the first time man tried to get to the moon, but 1969 was the year when man landed on the moon.
Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon.
1959
The first man in space was cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first man on the moon was Neil Armstrong.
1969
darcee young
Yeah he was the first dude to go on the moon.
No animal, apart from man, has been round the moon.
Neil Armstrong and Edwin Buzz Aldrin. Neil was the first man to step on the moon
Apollo 8 was first to go to the moon. But Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin were the first men on the moon.
the first man to go to the moon
1969 is when the first man on the moon Neil Armstrong took man's first steps on the moon.