The location of the first landing by people on the
moon, July 20 1969.
Apollo 11 landed in the
Sea of Tranquility. When the
Eagle lander made contact, it became Tranquility base. Note that the orbiting
command module was
Columbia. The original planned landing site was much less smooth than it had appeared, and
Neil Armstrong was required to do some swift flying with little remaining fuel to set down in a flat patch.
The report to Houston mission control was, ``Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.''