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Apollo 11

0.670° 23.470° · Mare Tranquillitatis

First crewed landing. Armstrong and Aldrin spent 21h 36m on the surface.

Trajectory
Apollo 11 trajectory diagram
Courtesy of NASA / Wikipedia Commons (Public Domain)

Saturn V boosted Apollo 11 onto a free-return trajectory: a path that, absent any further maneuvering, would loop the spacecraft around the Moon and back to Earth. In lunar orbit, the Eagle separated for descent while Columbia stayed with Collins. After 21h 36m on the surface, the ascent stage rendezvoused in lunar orbit and the trans-Earth injection (TEI) burn brought the crew home to a Pacific splashdown.

Crew · 3
  • Neil Armstrong official portrait
    Neil Armstrong
    Commander
  • Buzz Aldrin official portrait
    Buzz Aldrin
    Lunar Module Pilot
  • Michael Collins official portrait
    Michael Collins
    Command Module Pilot
Portraits courtesy of NASA
Details
Operator
NASA
Operator
NASA
Country
United StatesUnited States
Era
apollo
Duration
8 days
Crew
3
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