What phrase ends the Apollo 11 plaque's message on the Moon?

The phrase that ends the Apollo 11 plaque’s message on the Moon is “for all mankind.”

The complete inscription reads: “Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon the Moon July 1969, A.D. We came in peace for all mankind.” The stainless-steel plaque was attached to the descent stage of the lunar module Eagle and left behind in the Sea of Tranquility.

The wording presented the landing as a peaceful achievement associated with humanity broadly, rather than simply a national conquest. Its language was influenced by the 1958 National Aeronautics and Space Act, which said that space activities should benefit “all mankind.” Presidential speechwriter James C. Humes helped author the text, while William Safire and Pat Buchanan also contributed to its drafting.

A common mix-up is confusing the plaque’s final phrase with “from planet Earth,” which appears earlier in the inscription. “We came in peace” is also part of the closing sentence, but the final words—and the quiz’s requested ending—are “for all mankind.”