**Apollo 11**
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Apollo 11 (July 16–24, 1969) was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon, and the fifth crewed mission of NASA's Apollo program. The mission was crewed by Commander Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, all of whom were on their second and final spaceflight.
.jpg) Buzz Aldrin on the Moon in a photograph taken by Neil Armstrong, who can be seen in the visor reflection along with Earth, the Lunar Module Eagle, and the U.S. flag | |
| Mission type | Crewed lunar landing (G) |
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| Operator | NASA |
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| Mission duration | 8 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes, 35 seconds |
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| Launch mass | 109,646 lb (49,735 kg) |
| Landing mass | 10,873 lb (4,932 kg) |
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| Crew size | 3 |
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| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | July 16, 1969, 13:32:00 UTC (9:32 am EDT) |
| Rocket | Saturn V SA-506 |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC‑39A |
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| Recovered by | USS Hornet |
| Landing date | July 24, 1969, 16:50:35 UTC |
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| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Selenocentric |
| Periselene altitude | 100.9 km (54.5 nmi; 62.7 mi) |
| Aposelene altitude | 122.4 km (66.1 nmi; 76.1 mi) |
| Inclination | 1.25° |
| Period | 2 hours |
| Epoch | July 19, 1969, 21:44 UTC |
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| Spacecraft component | Apollo command and service module |
| Orbital insertion | July 19, 1969, 17:21:50 UTC |
| Orbital departure | July 22, 1969, 04:55:42 UTC |
| Orbits | 30 |
| Lunar lander | |
| Spacecraft component | Apollo Lunar Module |
| Landing date | July 20, 1969, 20:17:40 UTC |
| Return launch | July 21, 1969, 17:54:00 UTC |
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| Sample mass | 47.51 lb (21.55 kg) |
| Surface EVAs | 1 |
| EVA duration | 2 hours, 31 minutes, 40 seconds |
| Docking with Lunar module | |
| Docking date | July 16, 1969, 16:56:03 UTC |
| Undocking date | July 20, 1969, 17:44:00 UTC |
| Time docked | 96 hours, 47 minutes, 57 seconds |
| Docking with Lunar module ascent stage | |
| Docking date | July 21, 1969, 21:35:00 UTC |
| Undocking date | July 21, 1969, 23:41:31 UTC |
| Time docked | 2 hours, 6 minutes, 31 seconds |
 Mission insignia  Left to right: Armstrong, Collins, and Aldrin | |
Launched atop a Saturn V rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 16 at 13:32 UTC, the Apollo spacecraft consisted of three parts: the command module (CM), which housed the three astronauts and was the only part to return to Earth; the service module (SM), which provided propulsion, electrical power, oxygen, and water to the command module; and the Lunar Module (LM), which had two stages—a descent stage with a large engine and fuel tanks for landing on the Moon, and a lighter ascent stage containing a cabin for two astronauts and a small engine to return them to lunar orbit. After a three-day transit, Armstrong and Aldrin descended to the surface aboard the LM Eagle, landing in the Sea of Tranquility on July 20 at 20:17 UTC while Collins remained in lunar orbit aboard the CM Columbia. Armstrong became the first human to walk on the Moon approximately six hours after landing, followed by Aldrin nineteen minutes later. Together they spent around two and a half hours walking on the surface, planting an American flag, speaking by telephone with President Richard Nixon, deploying scientific instruments, and collecting 21.5 kg (47.5 lb) of lunar material. After more than 21 hours on the surface, they rejoined Collins in lunar orbit, and the crew returned safely to Earth on July 24, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.
Apollo 11 was the culmination of the Space Race, a geopolitical competition between the United States and the Soviet Union rooted in Cold War rivalry. It fulfilled a national goal set by President John F. Kennedy in May 1961, who had challenged the United States to land a man on the Moon and return him safely before the end of the decade. The programme overcame a severe setback with the fatal Apollo 1 launchpad fire in January 1967 and drew on technologies developed through the preceding Mercury and Gemini programmes. The Soviet Union, despite early leads in spaceflight, was unable to match the Saturn V rocket, and its uncrewed lunar probe Luna 15 crashed on the Moon on July 21, while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were still on the lunar surface.
Armstrong's moonwalk was broadcast live to an estimated 600 million viewers, roughly one-fifth of the world's population, making it among the most-watched television events in history. Stepping onto the lunar surface, Armstrong declared: "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind." Lunar samples returned by the mission led to the identification of three previously unrecognized minerals, and scientific instruments deployed on the surface continued returning data for years afterwards. The crew were honoured with ticker-tape parades, a world goodwill tour, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The command module Columbia is preserved at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., while the descent stage of Eagle remains on the lunar surface.