Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?

Correct option is C

​The correct answer is (c) Neil Armstrong.

• Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the Moon during the historic Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969.
• He famously said, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," as he stepped onto the lunar surface.

Information about other options:

• Katherine Johnson: She was an African-American mathematician who played a crucial role in the success of the early space missions, including the calculations for John Glenn's orbital flight. She was not an astronaut.
• Buzz Aldrin: Buzz Aldrin was the second person to walk on the Moon, following Neil Armstrong. He accompanied Armstrong during the Apollo 11 mission.
• George Tailor: There is no notable figure named George Tailor in the context of the Moon landing. This seems to be an incorrect option.

Information Booster:

• Apollo 11 Mission: The Apollo 11 mission, led by NASA, was the first successful manned mission to land on the Moon. The crew consisted of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins (who stayed in orbit around the Moon while Armstrong and Aldrin walked on its surface).
• Yuri Gagarin was the first person to travel into space, on April 12, 1961. The Soviet cosmonaut orbited Earth once in his spacecraft, Vostok 1.
• Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian to travel to space in April 1984.
• Gopichand Thotakura is India's first space tourist. He traveled to space in August 2024 as part of Blue Origin's New Shepard-25 (NS-25) mission.