For walking on the moon, the spacesuit was supplemented with additional gear - like gloves with rubber fingertips, and a portable life support backpack that contained oxygen, carbon-dioxide removal equipment and cooling water. The spacesuit and backpack weighed 82 kg on Earth, but only 14 kg on the moon due to its lower gravity.
Carrying astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., the Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" was the first crewed vehicle to land on the Moon. The LM landed on the moon's surface on July 20, 1969 in the region known as Mare Tranquilitatis (the Sea of Tranquility). Meanwhile, astronaut Michael Collins piloted the command module in a parking orbit around the moon. This photo is of Edwin Aldrin walking on the lunar surface.
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