Their spacecraft took four days to reach the Moon, before the module known as “Eagle” touched the lunar surface on July 20, 1969. Collins remained in lunar orbit in the command module Columbia, their only means of returning back to Earth. Collins, however has been fielding questions for half a century about whether he felt lonely or left out. Despite the festivities, neither the United States nor any other country has managed to return a human to the Moon since 1972, the year of the final Apollo mission. Five years appears unlikely given that neither the rocket, nor capsule or lander is yet ready or even finalised.

Source: The Express Tribune July 16, 2019 15:56 UTC