The journey to the surface
After separating from the Command and Service Module, Eagle's descent engine fired for about 30 seconds at 19:08 UTC, placing the craft into a descent orbit with a closest approach of approximately 14.5 km above the Moon. At approximately 20:05 UTC, the engine fired again for powered descent. Armstrong took manual control during the final approach to avoid a hazardous area.
The words that confirmed it
“Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.”
At 02:56:15 UTC on 21 July, Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface and said:
“That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
Aldrin followed about 19 minutes later and described the landscape as “Magnificent desolation”. The astronauts deployed experiments, took photographs and collected 21.55 kg of lunar rock and soil.
Mission details are based on the NASA/NSSDCA Apollo 11 Lunar Module / EASEP record supplied for this project.