WHAT:
Crewed Moon Landing, Apollo 11
WHERE:
Took off from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
Landed at Tranquility Base, The Moon
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WHEN:
Took off July 16th, Landed July 20th 1969
WHO:
NASA & Astronauts: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin
DETAILS:
Apollo 11 was a spaceflight conducted by the United States from July 16 to July 24, 1969. It marked the first time in history that humans landed 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 21 at 02:56 UTC. Aldrin joined him 19 minutes later, and they spent about two and a quarter hours together exploring the site they had named Tranquility Base upon landing. Armstrong and Aldrin collected 21.5 kg of lunar material to bring back to Earth as pilot Michael Collins flew the Command Module Columbia in lunar orbit, and were on the Moon’s surface for 21 hours, 36 minutes, before lifting off to rejoin Columbia.
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