On a silent moon, the entrance platform slowly opened, and a camera was turned on as well. Armstrong walked out of the hatch and climbed down slowly along with the landing gear.
He first checked the four load-bearing legs to make sure they were good order so the Lunar Module could use the entire descent stage as a launchpad when they lifted off. They would just need to fire up the ascent stage' engines to return to lunar orbit and dock with the Command and Service Module.
A voice from Mission Control came over the communications channel.
"The camera is good. We can tell you, Neil, you are looking good."
"Thank you, Houston."
Armstrong looked up to Zhang Heng in the lunar module. He then nodded at him.
"A textbook landing."
After that, Armstrong continued to climb down the ladder.
(The following were the original words of Armstrong when he landed on the moon)
