Apollo 11 Space Mission Launch
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Apollo 11 space mission launch. Armstrong and edwin e. Est july 16 1969. Apollo 11 was the united states first lunar landing mission.
Apollo 11 was launched by a saturn v rocket from kennedy space center on merritt island florida on july 16 at 13 32 utc and it was the fifth crewed mission of nasa s apollo program. Apollo 11 launched from cape kennedy on july 16 1969 carrying commander neil armstrong command module pilot michael collins and lunar module pilot edwin buzz aldrin into an initial earth orbit of 114 by 116 miles. The liftoff of apollo 11 s saturn v carrying neil armstrong buzz aldrin and michael collins into space exploration history on july 16 1969.
Moon landing live pr. The launch vehicle as 506 was the sixth in the apollo saturn v series and was the fourth manned saturn v vehicle. Buzz aldrin jr pilot of the lunar module eagle landed in mare tranquilitatis the sea of tranquility on july 20 1969 while michael collins continued orbiting the moon in the command module columbia.
After a 2 hour checkout period the spacecraft was injected into the translunar phase of the mission. Mare tranquillitatis sea of tranquility 0 67 n 23 47 e. Learn about apollo 11 s historic journey to the moon in this summary of all significant events during the mission to put humans on the lunar surface.
A complete guide to nasa s apollo program the apollo program 1963 1972 was designed to land humans on the moon and bring them safely back to earth. July 16 1969 13 32 00 ut 09 32 a m. Look for the sh.
Michael collins command module pilot. The beginning of the greatest television event in history. Edt july 20 1969 eva duration.