Space Training Advancement And Readiness Squadron (STARS) TAP Practice Exam

The event date is tied to the moment the mission first reached the Moon and established a surface presence. Apollo 11 landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969, which is the date most concise histories use for the moment humans first reached and touched down on the lunar surface. The actual first step onto the Moon—which many people think of as the Moon walk—happened a bit later in Universal Time, spilling into July 21, 1969. In the context of standard summaries and the way the options are written here, July 20, 1969 is the date that best aligns with the milestone of stepping onto the lunar surface, hence the choice. If you remember the exact moment of the first step, you’ll recall it as occurring after the landing date, but the question’s best-supported date among the options is the landing date.