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The Apollo 11 Mission Key Moments
July 16, 1969 - Apollo 11, the
first manned space flight to
land on the Moon, launched
into space.
July 17, 1969 - Astronauts
Neil Armstrong, Michael
Collins and Edwin 'Buzz'
Aldrin made their first TV
transmission to Earth from
space.
July 20, 1969 - Armstrong
and Aldrin boarded the
Lunar Lander "Eagle"
and disengaged from the
Apollo Command Module
"Columbia."
The Lunar Lander touched
down on the Moon in the
"Sea of Tranquility."
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The two astronauts spoke
to President Richard M.
Nixon from the Moon's
surface. They spent 2.5 hours
collecting samples, setting
up equipment, taking pictures
and leaving special items.
July 21, 1969 – After a rest
period for the astronauts,
the module ascended and
returned to Command Module
Columbia and docked, reuniting
Armstrong and Aldrin with
Collins. The Lunar Lander was
then jettisoned into lunar orbit.
July 22, 1969 – On the way
back to Earth, a midcourse
correction and two more
television transmissions were
made.
July 24, 1969 – The Apollo 11
capsule and astronauts on
board landed back on Earth,
splashing down into the
Pacific Ocean.
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