<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Armstrong" class="extiw" title="w:Neil Armstrong">Neil Armstrong</a> (1930–2012), commander of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA" class="extiw" title="w:NASA">NASA's</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11" class="extiw" title="w:Apollo 11"><i>Apollo 11</i></a> mission, descends the ladder of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Lunar_Module" class="extiw" title="w:Apollo Lunar Module">Apollo Lunar Module</a> (or Lunar Excursion Module, LEM) to become the first human to set foot on the surface of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon" class="extiw" title="w:Moon">Moon</a>.<br><p><i>Transcription:</i>
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<blockquote class="templatequote language"><p>I'm at the foot of the ladder. These LEM footpads are only depressed in the surface of that one or two inches. Although the surface appears to be very, very fine-grained as you get close to it. It's almost like a powder. [Unintelligible] It's very fine. Okay, I'm going to step off the LEM now. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_small_step_for_man" class="extiw" title="w:One small step for man">That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind</a>.
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration" class="extiw" title="w:National Aeronautics and Space Administration">National Aeronautics and Space Administration</a>
1969-07-20
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