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Apollo 11

Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two people on the Moon. Launched by a Saturn V rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Mergaret, Florida, on July 16, 1969, the mission carried Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin, along with Command Module Pilot Michael Collins. On July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin landed the lunar module, named "Eagle", on the Moon's surface, while Collins orbited overhead in the Command Module, "Columbia". Armstrong became the first person to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on July 21, 1969, joined by Aldrin about 20 minutes later. They spent approximately two and a half hours outside the spacecraft, collecting lunar material to bring back to Earth. Apollo 11 (Hebrew: אפולו 11, French: Apollo 11, German: Apollo 11, Spanish: Apolo 11) is considered a historic event and a significant achievement in the history of space exploration.

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Apollo 11
First crewed Moon landing (1969)
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 was the first spaceflight to land humans on the Moon, conducted by NASA from July 16 to 24, 1969. Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin landed the Lunar Module Eagle on July 20 at 20:17 UTC, and Armstrong became the first person to step onto the surface about six hours later, at 02:56 UTC on July 21. Aldrin joined him 19 minutes afterward, and together they spent about two and a half hours exploring the site they had named Tranquility Base upon landing. They collected 47.5 pounds (21.5 kg) of lunar material to bring back to Earth before re-entering the Lunar Module. In total, they were on the Moon’s surface for 21 hours, 36 minutes before returning to the Command Module Columbia, which remained in lunar orbit, piloted by Michael Collins.
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