Apollo 11 was the NASA mission that first landed humans on the Moon.
The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar-module pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle in the Sea of Tranquility on July 20, while command-module pilot Michael Collins remained in lunar orbit.
Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface, followed by Aldrin. The astronauts collected lunar samples, deployed experiments, and spent about two and a quarter hours outside the lander. They returned safely to Earth on July 24, 1969.
Apollo 8 had already carried humans around the Moon but did not land. Apollo 12 made the second lunar landing later in 1969. Apollo 11 therefore marks the specific first landing, not the first human mission to reach lunar orbit.