Neil Armstrong
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Armstrong
Neil Alden Armstrong,August
5, 1930 – August 25, 2012. was the first person to walk on the Moon
The landing on the
surface of the moon occurred at 20:17:39 UTC on July 20, 1969. When a sensor
attached to the legs of the still hovering Lunar Module made lunar contact, a
panel light inside the LM lit up and Aldrin called out, "Contact
light." As the LM settled on the surface Aldrin then said, "Okay.
Engine stop," and Armstrong said, "Shutdown." The first words
Armstrong intentionally spoke to Mission Control and the world from the lunar
surface were, "Houston,
Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." Aldrin and Armstrong
celebrated with a brisk handshake and pat on the back before quickly returning
to the checklist of tasks needed to ready the lunar module for liftoff from the
Moon should an emergency unfold during the first moments on the lunar surface.
During the critical landing, the only message from Houston was "30 seconds", meaning
the amount of fuel left. When Armstrong had confirmed touch-down, Houston expressed its
worries during the manual landing as "You got a bunch of guys about to
turn blue. We're breathing again"
Although the official
NASA flight plan called for a crew rest period before extra-vehicular activity,
Armstrong requested that the EVA be moved to earlier in the evening, Houston
time. Once Armstrong and Aldrin were ready to go outside, Eagle was depressurized,
the hatch was opened and Armstrong made his way down the ladder first.
At the bottom of the
ladder, Armstrong said "I'm going to step off the LEM now" referring
to the Apollo Lunar Module. He then turned and set his left boot on the surface
at 2:56 UTC July 21, 1969, then spoke the famous words "That's one small
step for a man, one giant leap for mankind”
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/about/bios/neilabio.html
Made ‘Giant Leap’ as
First Man to Step on Moon
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/science/space/neil-armstrong-dies-first-man-on-moon.html