NASA landed the first two astronauts on the Moon on the evening of July 20, 1969. The historic voyage was led by Commander Neil Armstrong, Lunar Module Pilot Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Command Module Pilot Michael Collins. While Collins watched on from the safety of a lunar orbit, Armstrong and Aldrin flew down to the Moon in their Eagle Lunar Module (LM). Then, after spending six hours inside of the LM for systems checks, Commander Armstrong left the spacecraft to utter the words “that's one small step for a man”.