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Apollo 11

Apollo 11 was the first spaceflight that landed humans on the Moon. Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC. Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on July 21 at 02:56 UTC; Aldrin joined him about 20 minutes later. They spent about two and a quarter hours together outside the spacecraft, and collected 47.5 pounds (21.5 kg) of lunar material for return to Earth. The third member of the mission, Michael Collins, piloted the command spacecraft alone in lunar orbit, until Armstrong and Aldrin returned to it just under a day later for the trip back to Earth.

Florida, USA --- The Apollo 11 mission, atop a Saturn V booster, lifts off for the Moon at 9:32 AM on July 16, 1969 from Cape Kennedy. The Apollo 11 team of Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, and Neil Armstrong were the first people to set foot on the Moon. --- Image by © NASA - digital version copyright/Science Faction/Corbis

Landing the Apollo 11

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