 on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC. Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface 6 hours later on July 21 at 02:56 UTC.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Armstrong spent about &lt;s&gt;three and a half&lt;/s&gt; two and a half hours outside the spacecraft, Aldrin slightly less; and together they collected 47.5 pounds (21.5&amp;nbsp;kg) of lunar material for return to Earth. A third member of the mission, &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Collins_(astronaut)&quot; title=&quot;Michael Collins (