NASA reports that although they planned to send TWO men to the surface of the moon, they decided at the last minute (due to a leaky gasket, and some control issues) to send only one (the other -- selected by a coin-toss) staying on the orbiter.

Neil Armstrong successfully landed Eagle on the moon, took photos, gathered samples and returned successfully to Columbia.

However, because Buzz Aldrin had to remain in the command module, the landing must be classified as a failure.

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