This is the Web Edition of "A Trip Into Space", a Coimbra-based electronic book on space science. Both the texts and the photos are by courtesy of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
| This is the Web Edition of "A Trip Into Space", a Coimbra-based electronic book on space science. Both the texts and the photos are by courtesy of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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A Trip Into Space  Earth Moon The Apollo 11 Mission - First Human Landing The Moon - Aldrin Steps Down To The The Moon's Surface |
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| See also: Moon Fact Sheet |   |
Apollo 11 Lunar Module pilot Edwin Aldrin climbs down the ladder to the Moon's surface as Commander Neil Armstrong photographs his descent. Aldrin stepped onto the surface at 03:15 UT on 21 July 1969 (20 July 1969, 11:15 EDT) and became the second person to walk on the Moon. (Apollo 11, AS11-40-5868)
Last Update: 2004-Nov-27