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About This Site | Text Only. 1961: Kennedy pledges man on Moon President John F Kennedy has called for millions of dollars to fund a space programme to get the first man on the Moon by 1970. 1961: Kennedy pledges man on Moon. In a speech to a joint session of Congress broadcast on TV and radio around the United States, he asked for an extra $1,700m (600m) on the federal budget.
They were ready to put people on the moon. Apollo 11's mission was to land two men on the moon. They also had to come back to Earth safely. Apollo 11 blasted off on July 16, 1969. Neil Armstrong, Edwin Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins were the astronauts on Apollo 11. Four days later, Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon. They landed on the moon in the Lunar Module. It was called the Eagle. Collins stayed in orbit around the moon. He did experiments and took pictures. The sign the astronauts left on the moon says, Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the moon July 1969, A.D. We came in peace for all mankind. Image Credit: NASA. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to step on the moon. He and Aldrin walked around for three hours. They did experiments. They picked up bits of moon dirt and rocks. They put a U.S. flag on the moon. They also left a sign on the moon. The two astronauts returned to orbit, joining Collins.