Astronauts Buzz Aldrin, NeilArmstrong, and Michael Collinsflew itto the moon, where Armstrong and Aldrin, onJuly16, 1969, becamethe firsttwohumans to walk on the lunarsurface.
During the two-and-a-half hour moon walk, the astronauts frolicked in the weightlessness of outer space and planted an American flag in the lunar surface.
VOA: standard.2009.07.16
The Dumfries and Galloway town is hosting two weeks of events in honour of the first man to walk on the moon.