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19/07/1969 Apollo 11 goes into Moon orbit
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Apollo 11 in Lunar Orbit 19-Jul-1969
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Assorted Apollo 11 Moon Footage
Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the 1st 2 people on the Moon. Mission commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin, both American, landed the lunar module Eagle in July 1969, at 20:17 UTC. Armstrong became the 1st person to step onto the lunar surface 6 hours after landing, Aldrin joined him about 20 minutes later.
Essentials
Fun facts
Background
Prime crew
Backup crew
Support crew
Capsule communicators
Insignia
Call signs
Mementos
Site selection
First-step decision
Pre-launch
Launch and flight to lunar orbit
Lunar descent
Landing
Lunar surface operations
Lunar ascent
''Columbia'' in lunar orbit
Return
Splashdown and quarantine
Celebrations
Cultural significance
Spacecraft
Moon rocks
Experiment results
LM memorabilia
40th anniversary
50th anniversary
Films and documentaries
Multimedia