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Page last updated at 20:46 GMT, Sunday, 27 July 2008 21:46 UK

Armstrong's 'one small step'

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American astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon on 21 July 1969.

Armstrong and his partner Buzz Aldrin spent 21 hours on the lunar surface after Apollo 11's landing craft touched down.

Pictures courtesy of Nasa.

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