Apollo 11
Neil Armstrong descends a ladder to become the first human to step onto the surface of the Moon
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| Mission type | Manned lunar landing | ||||
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| Operator | NASA | ||||
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| Mission duration | 8 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes, 35 seconds | ||||
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| Launch mass | 100,756 pounds (45,702 kg) | ||||
| Landing mass | 10,873 pounds (4,932 kg) | ||||
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| Crew size | 3 | ||||
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| Start of mission | |||||
| Launch date | July 16, 1969, 13:32:00 UTC | ||||
| Rocket | Saturn V SA-506 | ||||
| Launch site | Kennedy LC-39A | ||||
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| Recovered by | USS Hornet | ||||
| Landing date | July 24, 1969, 16:50:35 UTC | ||||
| Landing site | North Pacific Ocean 13°19′N 169°9′W / 13.317°N 169.150°W |
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| Orbital parameters | |||||
| Reference system | Selenocentric | ||||
| Periselene | 100.9 kilometers (54.5 nmi) | ||||
| Aposelene | 122.4 kilometers (66.1 nmi) | ||||
| Inclination | 1.25 degrees | ||||
| Period | 2 hours | ||||
| Epoch | July 19, 1969, 21:44 UTC | ||||
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| Spacecraft component | Command/Service Module | ||||
| Orbital insertion | July 19, 1969, 17:21:50 UTC | ||||
| Departed orbit | July 22, 1969, 04:55:42 UTC | ||||
| Orbits | 30 | ||||
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| Spacecraft component | Lunar Module | ||||
| Landing date | July 20, 1969, 20:18:04 UTC | ||||
| Return launch | July 21, 1969, 17:54 UTC | ||||
| Landing site | Mare Tranquillitatis 0°40′27″N 23°28′23″E / 0.67408°N 23.47297°E |
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| Sample mass | 21.55 kilograms (47.51 lb) | ||||
| Surface EVAs | 1 | ||||
| EVA duration | 2 hours, 31 minutes 40 seconds | ||||
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| Docking date | July 16, 1969, 16:56:03 UTC | ||||
| Undocking date | July 20, 1969, 17:44:00 UTC | ||||
| Docking with LM ascent stage | |||||
| Docking date | July 21, 1969, 21:35:00 UTC | ||||
| Undocking date | July 21, 1969, 23:41:31 UTC | ||||
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Left to right: Armstrong, Collins, Aldrin
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two humans, who were Americans, on the Moon. Mission commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the lunar module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC. Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on July 21 at 02:56:15 UTC; Aldrin joined him about 20 minutes later. They spent about two and a quarter hours together outside the spacecraft, and collected 47.5 pounds (21.5 kg) of lunar material to bring back to Earth. Michael Collins piloted the command module Columbia alone in lunar orbit while they were on the Moon's surface. Armstrong and Aldrin spent just under a day on the lunar surface before rendezvousing with Columbia in lunar orbit.
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