On July 20,1969 Apollo 11 landed on the moon, effectively winning the Space Race. Upon realizing the computer was targeting an area of boulders Armstrong manually landed the Lunar Module, Eagle, with less than a minute of fuel remaining.

After 21.5 hours on the lunar surface they returned leaving behind a US flag, a silicon disk of messages, and commemorative medallions for the Apollo 1 crew and 2 cosmonauts who had died in accidents.

A few statistics:

• Crew: Neil Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Michael Collins

• Launch Vehicle: Saturn V

• Date: July 16 -24, 1969

• Landing Site: Tranquility Base