Apollo 11 Mission

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Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

16 Jul 1969, 1:32pm

Pad

Launch Complex 39A

Launch Service Provider

Vehicle

Spacecraft Stage

Apollo Command/Service Module

Crew

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Neil Armstrong

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Michael Collins

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Buzz Aldrin

Mission

Apollo 11

Mission Type

Human Exploration

Destination

Lunar Lander

Apollo 11 was commanded by Neil Armstrong , Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin "Buzz" E. Aldrin. The Mission was to complete the goal that President John F. Kennedy set on May 25, 1961 to land a man on the moon and return the crew back to Earth. On July 20,1969 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed there Lunar Module on the sea of tranquility this marked the first time a human has set foot upon another celestial body.

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