Apollo 11 Space Mission Launch

The liftoff of apollo 11 s saturn v carrying neil armstrong buzz aldrin and michael collins into space exploration history on july 16 1969.

Apollo 11 space mission launch. During the apollo 11 mission astronauts neil armstrong and buzz aldrin landed their apollo lunar module and walked on the lunar surface while michael collins remained in lunar orbit in the command and service module and all three landed safely on earth on july 24 1969. The beginning of the greatest television event in history. Look for the sh. July 20 1969 20 17 40 ut 4 17 40 p m.

Armstrong and edwin e. Edt july 20 1969 eva duration. Edt kennedy space center launch complex 39a. 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.

Relive apollo 11 s breathtaking launch to put the first ever men on the moon. 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. 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. 2 hours 31 minutes.

The launch vehicle as 506 was the sixth in the apollo saturn v series and was the fourth manned saturn v vehicle. Onboard the apollo 11 spacecraft are astronauts neil a. 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.

Launch the 363 foot tall apollo 11 space vehicle was launched from pad a launch complex 39 kennedy space center at 8 32 a m. Apollo 11 was the united states first lunar landing mission. 02 56 15 ut july 21 1969 10 56 15 p m. Michael collins command module pilot.

The apollo program was the third united states human spaceflight program carried out by the national aeronautics and space administration which accomplished landing the first humans on the moon from 1969 to 1972. Aldrin jr lunar module pilot. It was the united states first lunar landing mission. Moon landing live pr.

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. 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 commander neil a.