Apollo 11 astronauts biography definition

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Mission Objective
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Mission Highlights

Apollo 11 launched steer clear of Cape Airport on July 16, 1969, carrying Serviceman Neil Trumpeter, Command Part Pilot Archangel Collins submit Lunar Ability Pilot King “Buzz” Aldrin into rest initial Earth-orbit of 114 by 116 miles. Gargantuan estimated 650 million peop

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Apollo 11

Buzz Aldrin poses on the Moon, allowing Neil Armstrong to photograph both of them using the visor's reflection.
Mission type	Crewed lunar landing
Operator	NASA
COSPAR ID	CSM: 1969-059A LM: 1969-059C
SATCAT no.
Mission duration	8 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes, 35 seconds
Spacecraft
Manufacturer
Launch mass	100,756 pounds (45,702 kg)
Landing mass	10,873 pounds (4,932 kg)
Crew size	3
Members
Callsign
Launch date	July 16, 1969, 13:32:00 (1969-07-16UTC13:32Z) UTC
Rocket	Saturn V SA-506
Launch site	Kennedy Space CenterLC-39A
Recovered by	USS Hornet
Landing date	July 24, 1969, 16:50:35 (1969-07-24UTC16:50:36Z) UTC
Landing site	North Pacific Ocean 13°19′N169°9′W / 13.317°N 169.150°W / 13.317; -169.150 (Apollo 11 splashdown)
Reference system	Selenocentric
Pericynthion	100.9 kilometers (54.5 nmi)[1]
Apocynthion	122.4 kilometers (66.1 nmi)[1]
Inclination	1.25 degrees[1]
Period	2 hours[1]
Epoch	July 19, 1969, 21:44 UTC[1]
Spacecraft component	Command and service module
Orbital ins • Apollo 11 First crewed Moon landing (1969) "First Moon landing" redirects here. For earlier uncrewed Moon landings, see Moon landing. This article is about the 1969 crewed lunar mission. For other uses, see Apollo 11 (disambiguation). Buzz Aldrin on the Moon in a photograph taken by Neil Armstrong, who can be seen in the visor reflection along with Earth,[1] the Lunar Module Eagle, and the U.S. flag Mission type Crewed lunar landing (G) Operator NASA COSPAR ID SATCAT no. Mission duration 8 days, 3 hours, 18 minutes, 35 seconds Spacecraft Manufacturer Launch mass 109,646 pounds (49,735 kg)[5] Landing mass 10,873 pounds (4,932 kg) Crew size 3 Members Callsign Launch date July 16, 1969, 13:32:00 (1969-07-16UTC13:32Z) UTC (9:32 am EDT)[6] Rocket Saturn V SA-506 Launch site Kennedy, LC‑39A Recovered by USS Hornet Landing date July 24, 1969, 16:50:35 (1969-07-24UTC16:50:36Z) UTC Landing site Reference system Selenocentric Periselene altitude 100.9 kilometers (54.5 nmi)[7] Aposelene altitude 122.4 kilometers (66.1 nmi)[7] Inclination 1.25