Apollo 11

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

13:32:00

Wednesday July 16, 1969

Watch Replay

Official Livestream

Mission Details

Launch Notes

First crewed landing on the moon.

Apollo 11

Wiki

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.

Trans Lunar Injection

1 Payload

45,702 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Saturn V

Active 1967 to 1973

National Aeronautics and Space Administration logo

Agency

NASA

Price

$1160.00 million

Rocket

Height: 110.6m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 140,000 kg

Liftoff Thrust

35,100 Kilonewtons

Stages

3

Launch Site

LC-39A

Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

5 days 6 hours

Stats

Saturn V


6th

Mission

3rd

Mission of 1969

1969


69th

Orbital launch attempt