Rare newspaper from the day man walked on the Moon resurfaces leaving people in awe

Rare newspaper clippings from the day that NASA first sent astronauts to the Moon have resurfaced, and this remarkable piece of history has left many on social media in awe.

Getting astronauts on the Moon is one of the greatest achievements in human history, and NASA emerged victorious in the space race on July 16, 1969 as Neil Armstrong made the small step for man and giant leap for mankind.

It's especially remarkable considering the difficulty that space agencies across the world have had with getting back on the Moon, as it has been over half a century since the last mission thanks to a number of frustrating restraints and hurdles that the Trump administration is looking to mitigate with budget boosts to the Artemis expedition.

While certain staff members from SpaceX have revealed that they previously questioned the veracity of the Moon landing, and conspiracies continue to spiral, huge names like Elon Musk have continued to back the event, and these newspapers only provide further proof.

What do the newspapers say?

As shared by u/KittyJun on the r/space subreddit, copies of both the New York Times and Time Magazine show the elation that the world collectively felt on that historic day in 1969.

"Men Walk On The Moon" was the self-explanatory headline that the New York Times opted for, following it up with a subheading outlining how "astronauts land on a plain after steering past crater."

Understandably the entire front page is dedicated to the event, with a story detailing the 'powdery surface' that was found by Neil Armstrong on the Moon, alongside communications between the Lunar Module Eagle spacecraft used in the Apollo 11 mission and NASA control back in Houston, Texas.

"Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed" were the famous words transmitted back to NASA once the Apollo 11 mission successfully landed on the Moon, and it must have been remarkable for everyone reading it as it happened back on Earth.

Newspapers show the reaction to the historic event back on Earth while Apollo 11 was still planted on the Moon (NASA/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

Further editions of the New York Times also contained legendary photographs taken by the Apollo 11 crew of the Moon's surface, including the first color photographs taken from Tranquility Base that were published on August 3, 1969.

Time Magazine also release its own special supplement titled 'To The Moon' on July 18, 1969, giving its readers everything they needed to stay up to date with the historic mission.

One keen-eyed commenter has also pointed out the the typeface used by the New York Times in it's 'Men Walk On The Moon' headline is called 'Second Coming', and it's exclusively reserved for extremely important events like this.

It was previously used for World War 1, and was used afterwards when President Nixon resigned following the Watergate scandal, when the World Trade Center was attacked on 9/11, and when Obama was elected in 2008.

Someone who also has this particular edition found a surprising detail inside that, while not related to the Moon landing, will likely leave you equally shocked.

"I have the exact same NYT paper. If you have the entire paper, check out the classifieds. Manhattan apartments for a couple hundred bucks," they exclaim, and rightfully so considering the price you'd have to pay for one now.