Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Apollo 11
Mission commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin, both American, landed the lunar module Eagle on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC. Armstrong became the first human to step onto the lunar surface six hours after landing on July 21 at 02:56:15 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 to bring back to Earth. Michael Collins piloted the command module Columbia alone in lunar orbit while they were on the Moon's surface. Armstrong and Aldrin spent 21.5 hours on the lunar surface before rejoining Columbia in lunar orbit.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 45,702.0 kg
Trans Lunar Injection
Location
LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
Stats
1969
69th orbital launch attempt
Saturn V
6th mission
3rd mission of 1969
5th successful mission
4th consecutive successful mission