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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The name of the first man to go on the moon was Neil Amstrong.
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 Armstong was the first man to go on the moon.
Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon.
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Neil Armstrong was the first man to land on the moon, but not to fly to the moon.
The first man in space was cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first man on the moon was Neil Armstrong.
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Neil Armstrong was the first animal to go to the moon. To date no other animal except man has been.
The first man to set foot on the moon was Neil Armstrong.