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History - Apollo 11

The Apollo 11 mission, launched on July 16, 1969, was the first successful manned moon landing, featuring astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. On July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin descended to the Moon's surface, where Armstrong became the first human to walk on the Moon, followed by Aldrin. The mission concluded with a safe splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on July 24, 1969, achieving President Kennedy's goal of landing a man on the Moon before the Soviet Union.

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History - Apollo 11

The Apollo 11 mission, launched on July 16, 1969, was the first successful manned moon landing, featuring astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. On July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin descended to the Moon's surface, where Armstrong became the first human to walk on the Moon, followed by Aldrin. The mission concluded with a safe splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on July 24, 1969, achieving President Kennedy's goal of landing a man on the Moon before the Soviet Union.

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The 1969 moon landing, known as Apollo 11, was a historic mission by NASA that marked the
first time humans set foot on the Moon. The mission launched on July 16, 1969, from Kennedy
Space Center in Florida aboard the Saturn V rocket. The spacecraft carried three astronauts: Neil
Armstrong, Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin and Michael Collins. After traveling for about three days, the
spacecraft entered lunar orbit. On July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin transferred into the Lunar
Module, Eagle, and began their descent to the Moon’s surface.
Six hours later, Armstrong became the first human to walk on the Moon, famously declaring,
“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Aldrin joined him shortly after, and
together they spent about two and a half hours outside the module, collecting lunar samples,
setting up scientific instruments, and taking photographs. After 21 hours on the Moon’s surface,
they returned to the Columbia and began their journey back to Earth. The crew splashed down
safely in the Pacific Ocean on July 24, 1969, completing an eight-day mission that fulfilled
President John F. Kennedy’s goal of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth
before any Soviet man could do so. Altogether, this event demonstrates the hierarchy and all

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