Neil Armstrong Strums on a Ukulele

Neil Armstrong, first human being to walk on the Moon, strums on a ukulele in a quarantine facility after Apollo 11 returned from the Moon.

Armstrong and crewmates Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin were kept in quarantine for observation after exploring the Moon. Collins (right foreground) and Aldrin (right background) are looking out the window.

The astronauts were released from quarantine after a few weeks.

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• Apollo 11 was the first mission in which humans actually touched the Moon. Read more about Apollo 11 ›
• The first word spoken from the surface of another world was "Houston." The full sentence, spoken by Armstrong, was: "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."

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