The planned landing was strewn with large boulders and Armstrong took over manual control to bring the LEM down with under 30 seconds of fuel remaining.
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The first moon landing, Apollo 11, encountered some minor issues, such as a computer overload error and a limited fuel supply during the descent to the lunar surface. However, the astronauts were able to successfully land and return to Earth without major problems.
There was no moon landing in 1994, the final moon landing occurred in December, 1972.
The first moon landing took place on July 20, 1969.
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The name of the first moon landing vehicle was the "Lunar Module," also known as "LM."
The first landing spot on the moon was called the Sea of Tranquility, or Mare Tranquillitatis in Latin. It was chosen as the landing site for the Apollo 11 mission, which successfully landed the first humans on the moon in 1969.