With that declaration Neil Armstrong becoming the first human to step foot on the moon the year 1969. There were a number of events today commemorating the major milestone across the country. Feel keating has more from the Kennedy Space center. Reporter it has been a weeklong celebration leading up to this landmark day. July 20 the 50th anniversary of the triumphant apollo 11 moon landing. The day watched around the world. As the impossible fantasy became reality. The greatest human achievement in history skyrocketed astronauts Neil Armstrong Michael Collins and buzz aldrin into instant heroes. July 16, 1969 the three astronauts were strapped into their capsule the eagle on top of a massive rocket. The astronauts propelled into orbit and just over 11 minutes from floridas the space center. Four days later july 20 armstrong and aldrin took their momentous first steps. Becoming the first humans to ever set foot on the lunar surface. The men spent just about 2 1 2 hours walking on the moo