HomeFacts Who was the first to walk on the moon? byEditor •August 30, 2019 0 Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon, Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC. Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on July 21 at 02:56 UTC. Tags: Facts Space Facebook Twitter