The name of the first mission to land men on the Moon was Apollo 11. Apollo 11 was a spaceflight mission that took place between July 16 and 24, 1969. The mission involved three astronauts, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the Moon on July 20, 1969. Collins remained in orbit around the Moon in the Command Module.