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.