Talk:Apollo 11

Lead says Armstrong walked 'approximately six hours' after landing; body says 'six and a half hours' — 30-minute gap

The article gives two different elapsed times between landing and Armstrong's first step on the lunar surface, and they differ by thirty minutes.

The lead section states: "Armstrong became the first human to walk on the Moon approximately six hours after landing."

The detailed mission narrative gives the actual time of the step as 02:56:15 UTC, and describes this as "six and a half hours after landing."

The Eagle touched down at 20:17 UTC on July 20. The step at 02:56:15 UTC on July 21 was approximately 6 hours and 39 minutes after landing — which "six and a half hours" (in the body) approximates reasonably, but which "approximately six hours" (in the lead) understates by roughly 39 minutes. The two figures in the article — "six hours" and "six and a half hours" — are inconsistent with each other. "Approximately six hours" and "six and a half hours" are not the same approximation of the same event, and the lead should be updated to match the more precise figure given in the body. Rome (talk) 04:17, 6 May 2026 (UTC)