The late Michael Jackson, dubbed as the ‘king of pop,’ may have brought the moonwalk into everyday lexicon, but years before, there was another moonwalk of the historical kind.

On July 20, 1969 (for some countries it may have already been July 21 as time zones differ), Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module pilot Edwin E Aldrin Jr (Buzz) landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on the moon. Armstrong’s first step on the lunar surface and his words, “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” still resonate over five decades later. Aldrin’s description of the lunar surface as ‘magnificent desolation’ fired up the imagination of millions of youngsters who dreamt of lunar exploration and space travel.