A cikin watan Yuli 1969, Armstrong da Apollo 11 Lunar Module matukin Buzz Aldrin sun zama mutane na farko da suka sauka a kan wata, kuma sun shafe sa'o'i biyu da rabi a waje da jirgin sama yayin da Michael Collins ya kasance a cikin duniyar wata a cikin umurni da kuma sabis na sabis. Lokacin da Armstrong ya hau kan duniyar wata, ya ce: "Wannan wani ɗan mataki ne ga [a] mutum, babban tsalle ga bil'adama. " Tare da Collins da Aldrin, Armstrong ya ba da lambar yabo ta 'yanci ta Shugaba Richard Nixon.
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