Apollo 11 - Wikipedia
WEBIt 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.
Apollo 11 | History, Mission, Landing, Astronauts, Pictures, …
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Apollo 11, U.S. spaceflight in which astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to walk on the Moon. Apollo 11 was the culmination of the Apollo program and a massive national commitment by the United States to beat the Soviet Union in putting people on the Moon.
1969 Moon Landing ‑ Date, Facts, Video | HISTORY
WEBAug 23, 2018 · On July 20, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin (1930-) became the first humans ever to land on the moon. About six-and-a-half hours later, Armstrong ...
55 Years Ago: Apollo 11’s One Small Step, One Giant Leap
WEBJul 16, 2024 · In July 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin completed humanity’s first landing on the Moon. They fulfilled President John F. Kennedy’s national goal , set in May 1961, to land a man on the Moon and return him safely to the Earth before the end of the decade.
Apollo 11's incredible journey to the Moon - Encyclopedia Britannica
WEBAfter 21 hours 38 minutes on the Moon’s surface, the astronauts used Eagle’s ascent stage to launch it back into lunar orbit. Splashdown of Apollo 11 occurred in the Pacific Ocean about 1,400 km (900 miles) southwest of Hawaii on July 24. After their return, the astronauts were quarantined for 21 days from the time Eagle had left the Moon.
Apollo 11 Lands at Tranquility Base on the Moon | Britannica
WEBPerhaps the most famous of all space films, these clips document the arrival of the first human beings on the Moon during the afternoon of July 20, 1969. They comprise footage of the landing of the Apollo 11 spacecraft, taken with a 16-mm camera mounted in Edwin Aldrin's window, and Neil Armstrong's first steps on the Moon, recorded by a television camera whose signal was transmitted back to ...
Apollo 11 - NASA
WEBJul 11, 2024 · Neil Armstrong was the first human to walk on the surface of the moon. He was an astronaut who flew on two space missions. The first was Gemini 8. The second was Apollo 11, which landed on the moon in 1969. Armstrong was also an engineer, a pilot and a college professor. Read More
Apollo 11 Timeline - National Air and Space Museum
WEBOn July 20, 1969, a human walked on the Moon for the first time. Relive the full journey to and from the the Moon with the timeline below. Vice President Spiro Agnew and former President Lyndon B. Johnson view the liftoff of Apollo 11 from pad 39A.
Neil Armstrong ‑ Biography, Training & Moon Landing | HISTORY
WEBSep 26, 2023 · Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) was an American astronaut who became the first human to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969, as part of the Apollo 11 mission.
July 20, 1969: One Giant Leap For Mankind - NASA
WEBJul 20, 2019 · It is only seven months since NASA’s made a bold decision to send Apollo 8 all the way to the moon on the first manned flight of the massive Saturn V rocket. Now, on the morning of July 16, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong , Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins sit atop another Saturn V at Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center.