The first moon landing: 50 years on | South China Morning Post

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made history as the first humans ever to leave footprints on the moon. An estimated 650 million people around the world watched as they stepped onto the lunar surface on July 20, 1969. Fifty years later, space enthusiasts celebrate the historic day and commemorate the launch of Apollo 11.

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