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Apollo 12 →. Apollo 11 (July 16–24, 1969) was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC, and Armstrong became the first person to step onto the Moon's surface six hours and 39 minutes later, on ...
- July 16, 1969, 13:32:00 UTC
- 8 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes, 35 seconds
- 109,646 pounds (49,735 kg)
- Saturn V SA-506
Jul 19, 1999 · At 4:18 p.m. on July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong's voice crackled from the speakers at NASA's Mission Control in Houston. He said simply, "the Eagle has landed.". With those words, the dream ...
Apr 17, 2015 · Partially piloted manually by Armstrong, the Eagle landed in the Sea of Tranquility in Site 2 at 0 degrees, 41 minutes, 15 seconds north latitude and 23 degrees, 26 minutes east longitude. This was about four miles downrange from the predicted touchdown point and occurred almost one-and-a-half minutes earlier than scheduled.
Jul 17, 2019 · A simulated view of what Apollo 11's Neil Armstrong saw as the Lunar Module Eagle approached the aim point on the northeast flank of the 620-foot-wide (190 meters) West Crater. The odd shape of ...
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July 20, 1969. "The Eagle has landed!" After four days traveling to the Moon, the Lunar Module Eagle, carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon. Neil Armstrong exited the spacecraft and became the first human to walk on the moon. As an estimated 650 million people watched, Armstrong proclaimed "That's one small step for man ...
Mar 25, 2024 · Apollo 11, U.S. spaceflight during which commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Edwin (“Buzz”) Aldrin, Jr., on July 20, 1969, became the first people to land on the Moon and walk the lunar surface. Apollo 11 was the culmination of the Apollo program and a massive national commitment by the United States to beat the Soviet Union in ...
Jan 8, 2024 · NASA. Apollo 11 lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA. Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong working at an equipment storage area on the lunar module. This is one of the few photos that show Armstrong during the moonwalk. Buzz Aldrin climbs down the Eagle’s ladder to the surface. NASA. NASA and Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC, later ...
